HIGH-PRESSURE Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

high-pressure 1 of 2

adjective

ˈhī-ˈpre-shər

Definition of high-pressure

as in aggressive

having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal a high-pressure salesman who wouldn't take "no" for an answer "for a limited time only" and other standbys of high-pressure advertising

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high-pressure

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verb

as in to merchandise

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as in to threaten

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Recent Examples of high-pressure

Adjective

Maya Hawke will star as Judy Luptack, an investigator with a high-pressure case to find a missing teen camper from a prominent family, a disappearance that bears an eerie similarity to another 14 years ago. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 Elite athletes arrive with years of experience in discipline, teamwork, failure and high-pressure performance. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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Some entrepreneurs might slow down after 25 years in the high-pressure restaurant business. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 The integrated approach also reduces cognitive load on soldiers operating in high-pressure battlefield environments while maintaining continuous protection against incoming drone threats across formations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-pressure

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure

Adjective

His preference for a 4-2-3-1 has been evident, however, and the German is looking for Newcastle to be aggressive in the press, intensive and also direct, with a plan to get the ball forward as quickly as possible.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Throughout his scuffles, however, Boone felt Grisham had gotten more aggressive inside the strike zone.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggressive

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In fact, the team’s estimate for the film’s end budget, after merchandising costs and fees, is essentially the same as one first-season episode of a half-hour comedy on a streaming network.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
In our study, the participating retailer similarly attributed the growing performance of several accessories largely to improved cross-selling and learning about how to merchandise them effectively.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchandise

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Batteries can store electricity, but extreme cold can threaten sensitive electronics and other critical hardware.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Its crisis – along with those of other property giants – has been at the heart of a wider Chinese real-estate shock that has tested the world’s second-largest economy and threatened to spark a global contagion effect.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of threaten

Adjective

The change could reshape one of the most ambitious AI infrastructure projects in the US.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Hathaway tells them to be ambitious and creative, and the designers do have a bigger budget of $700, but once again, only one day.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambitious

Verb

How weed is marketed to youth Earlier this month, Congress passed a funding bill that included a monthlong delay to a national ban on a swath of high-inducing hemp products.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
Rishi Advanced Aesthetics, who says the clinician's role has evolved considerably, from simply recommending treatments to helping patients navigate an enormous amount of information and separate genuine innovation from marketing.

— Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of market

Verb

An announcement that is taking the blame game to great heights or lows, depending on your POV and who is blackmailing who — to paraphrase Bonta banger of earlier this week.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Group members will often blackmail victims by threatening to make swatting calls at their home address and have also been known to coerce minors into placing swatting calls themselves.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of blackmail

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The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of wholesale

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