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Synonyms for pressure
ˈprɛʃ ər
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Princeton's WordNet
pressure, pressure level, force per unit area(noun)
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
"the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"
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imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressurepressure(noun)
a force that compels
"the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
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imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressurepress, pressure, pressing(noun)
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
"he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
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insistence, pressure level, military press, closet, force per unit area, public press, press, imperativeness, air pressure, crush, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, insistency, jamimperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure(noun)
the state of demanding notice or attention
"the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
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insistence, insistency, instancy, military press, closet, pressure level, force per unit area, public press, press, imperativeness, air pressure, insisting, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, crush, jampressure, pressure sensation(noun)
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
"the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"
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imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressurepressure(noun)
an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
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imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressureatmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressure(verb)
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
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insistency, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, atmospheric pressure, imperativenesscoerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force(verb)
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
"He squeezed her for information"
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draw, storm, blackjack, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, blackmail, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, constrict, cart, contract, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, compact, pinch, drag, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, wedge, squelch, pull, haulblackmail, blackjack, pressure(verb)
exert pressure on someone through threats
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
pressure(n)
Synonyms:
exigency, urgency, constraining, hurry, influence
Editors Contribution
stress
a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
"he's obviously under a lot of stress"
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
pressure(n.)
Synonyms:
compressing, squeezing, crushing forcepressure(n.)
Synonyms:
influence, constraining forcepressure(n.)
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#422 | press | |
#510 | cart | |
#737 | drive | |
#992 | stuff | |
#1022 | force | |
#1204 | contract | |
#1608 | pressure | |
#2943 | influence | |
#2989 | stress | |
#3048 | compact | |
#3213 | ram | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3413 | storm | |
#3587 | push | |
#3810 | pull | |
#4149 | voltage | |
#4171 | blackjack | |
#4680 | rack | |
#5259 | jam | |
#6303 | burden | |
#6612 | strain | |
#6613 | drag | |
#7946 | tension | |
#8106 | lobby | |
#8740 | pressing | |
#10582 | pressures | |
#10648 | closet | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#11614 | squash | |
#12305 | wardrobe | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12483 | hurry | |
#12572 | thrust | |
#13411 | wedge | |
#13626 | hale | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#13972 | hug | |
#14302 | haul | |
#14531 | lobbying | |
#16157 | urgency | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#19529 | compress | |
#20204 | mash | |
#27601 | insisting | |
#28094 | coercion | |
#28948 | shove | |
#31063 | insistence | |
#32051 | bosom | |
#34171 | blackmail | |
#35877 | twitch | |
#38508 | pressurized | |
#48826 | coerce | |
#49257 | constraining | |
#60072 | pression | |
#60356 | gouge | |
#62045 | squelch | |
#69333 | wring | |
#73889 | tweet | |
#91682 | extort | |
#104149 | twinge | |
#108145 | impel | |
#108267 | constrict | |
#115959 | exigency |
Translations for pressure
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- ضغط, الArabic
- баҫымBashkir
- tlakCzech
- gwasgeddWelsh
- DruckGerman
- πίεσηGreek
- premoEsperanto
- presiónSpanish
- presioBasque
- فشارPersian
- stressi, paineFinnish
- pressionFrench
- èiginnScottish Gaelic
- presiónGalician
- nyomás, levegőnyomásHungarian
- ճնշումArmenian
- pressionInterlingua
- tekananIndonesian
- pressioneItalian
- 圧力Japanese
- 壓力, 압력Korean
- pressūra, pressiōLatin
- spiediensLatvian
- pēhangaMāori
- притисок, пресијаMacedonian
- tekananMalay
- trykkNorwegian
- drukDutch
- trykkNorwegian Nynorsk
- ciśnienie, naciskPolish
- pressãoPortuguese
- presiuneRomanian
- давлениеRussian
- pritiskSlovene
- tryckSwedish
- ఒత్తిడి, పీడనంTelugu
- ความดันThai
- basınçTurkish
- 压力Chinese
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