Synonyms for stress
strɛsstress

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1. stressnoun

   To emphasise (words in speaking).

   Synonyms:
   emphasis, emphasise, emphasize

2. stressnoun

   Synonyms:
   emphasis, accent, emphasise, emphasize

3. stressverb

   Synonyms:
   emphasis, underline, emphasize, emphasise

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. stress

   Synonyms:
   force, strain, weight, importance, pressure, urgency, emphasis

   Antonyms:
   alleviation, stillness, lightness, unimportance, casualty, touch, triviality

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. stress, emphasis, accentnoun

   the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

   "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

   Synonyms:
   tenseness, speech pattern, vehemence, emphasis, dialect, accent mark, accent, tension, strain, focus, idiom

2. tension, tenseness, stressnoun

   (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

   "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

   Synonyms:
   accent, strain, latent hostility, focus, tensity, tautness, tension, tenseness, emphasis

3. stress, focusnoun

   special emphasis attached to something

   "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

   Synonyms:
   tenseness, focal point, focusing, emphasis, centering, accent, direction, nidus, tension, strain, focus, focussing

4. stress, strainnoun

   difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

   "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson

   Synonyms:
   tune, melody, focus, pains, straining, strain, melodic line, tenseness, form, breed, tenor, tension, emphasis, var., air, variant, nisus, line, accent, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

5. stressverb

   (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

   "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"

   Synonyms:
   accent, tenseness, strain, emphasis, tension, focus

6. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb

   to stress, single out as important

   "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

   Synonyms:
   emphasise, mark, punctuate, try, accent, underscore, strain, accentuate, underline, emphasize

7. stress, accent, accentuateverb

   put stress on; utter with an accent

   "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

   Synonyms:
   emphasise, punctuate, try, accent, strain, accentuate, emphasize

8. try, strain, stressverb

   test the limits of

   "You are trying my patience!"

   Synonyms:
   punctuate, strive, tense up, deform, try, sample, essay, filter out, test, try out, sift, reach, sieve, puree, examine, extend, seek, try on, filter, accentuate, separate out, strain, adjudicate, render, prove, emphasise, distort, judge, taste, filtrate, attempt, accent, tense, hear, assay, emphasize

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1. train, pressure, tension, nervous tension, worry, anxiety, nervousness; trouble, difficulty, distres

   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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. stressnoun

   Synonyms:
   force, strain

2. stressnoun

   Synonyms:
   pressure, urgency

3. stressnoun

   Synonyms:
   importance, significance, weight

4. stressnoun

   Synonyms:
   emphasis, accent

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1. stressnoun

   Synonyms:
   urgency, pressure, emphasis, accent, severity, inclemency, significance, importance

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1. List of paraphrases for "stress":

   emphasise, underline, highlight, emphasize, underscore, stresses, stressful, constraint, pressure, stressors, tension, resistance, emphasis, insist, voltage, constraints, stressed, emphasized, emphasising, coercion, stressor, stress-related, strain, duress, coercive

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1. List of known nicknames for "Stress":

   Chris Brown

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. STRESS

   Synonyms:
   STent REStenosis Study ((1) N Engl J Med 1994;331:496-501; ((2) Am J Cardiol 1998;81:860-865 stress age syndrome STRESS Cardiology A trial comparing The STress REStenosis Study Primary endpoints MACE Conclusion Unknown www.tctmd.com/clinical-trials/; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12018879See GLC7 ACRONYMS

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How to use stress in a sentence?

1. Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise:

   I can not stress enough that any time we learn that a student feels the experience at Illinois isn't excellent, we take those concerns seriously.

2. Charlie Hall:

   Sometimes pruning occurs, that's where the [ correction in times of stress comes from ]. You prune a plant so that it's even healthier when it comes out from its pruning.

3. Emre Seli:

   Fertility decreases as the age of the female partner increases, fertility is really an emotionally taxing issue for those who are affected by it. It is a major source of stress to want to have a child and not be able to.

4. Natalie Rizzo:

   Sauerkraut does more than give your burger a delicious flavor boost, it’s actually a good source of probiotics, aka the good bacteria that live in your gut. These bacteria contribute to the health of your gut and are essential for a healthy digestive tract and immune function. Certain things like an unhealthy diet, undue stress, or a harsh round of antibiotics can affect the balance and health of the probiotics in the stomach. So it’s important to feed your gut with natural sources of probiotics, like sauerkraut.

5. Elise Luers:

   It's absolutely frustrating. There's absolutely anxiety and stress, not knowing when we're going home.