HIGH-PRESSURED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

high-pressured 1 of 2

adjective

as in intensive

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high-pressured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of high-pressure

as in marketed

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as in threatened

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Adjective

But that is labor intensive, and when a fire burns thousands of acres, the time and cost involved can be too high.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Built for expansion Aurora was used to perform the computationally intensive quantum chemistry simulations integrated into ChemGraph, while the ALCF Inference Service provided access to open-weight language models hosted on Argonne systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Definition of intensive

Verb

Sensate delivers low-frequency vibrations and audio to the chest, marketed around the vagus nerve.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
The cards — like Alphaeon, Wells Fargo Health Advantage and CareCredit — are often marketed as a way to make treatment more affordable.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of marketed

Verb

On a recent video call together, there is a certain gallows humor shared by Lehmann and Waters over the film, which at the time threatened to derail both of their careers.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Taliban restrictions on movement, education and employment have limited women's access to care and threatened the future pipeline of female doctors, nurses and midwives.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of threatened

Adjective

During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Treating fear and anxiety in dogs doesn’t always require a bigger yard or a more intense exercise routine.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of intense

Verb

This round gives us the working capital to show up the way our retail partners and customers deserve, fully stocked, beautifully merchandised, and with the marketing muscle to match.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
It’s all curated by owner Sylvie Chateigner, who has methodically merchandised the store by color.

— Clara Giampellegrini, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of merchandised

Verb

This horror reimagining stars Jack Reynor as journalist Charlie Cannon and Laia Costa as his wife, Larissa, whose family is terrorized after their long-missing daughter, Katie (played by Natalie Grace), returns home possessed by an ancient demon.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Gangbangers as young as 14 terrorized a Bronx neighborhood for months with shootouts targeting rivals from a local housing project while often wounding innocent bystanders, law enforcement officials said Monday.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026

Definition of terrorized

Adjective

Searches are highly concentrated in California’s Silicon Valley, San Francisco and New York, where tours increased at more than double the nationwide rate.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Wild Orchard is beginning to roll out additional ways to consume its green tea, including single-serve shots and concentrated tablets–all different vessels to retrieve these hyper-intensive health benefits with utmost efficiency.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of concentrated

Verb

The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
But the crowding is not distributed equally — in 2025, the busiest 10 national parks fielded more than half of all national park visits.

— Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

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