PRESSES Synonyms: 280 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of press

as in pantries

a built-in space for storage behind a door put the towels in the linen press

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as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together he pushed his way through the press of people outside the courthouse

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as in cabinets

a storage case typically having doors and shelves originally designed as a press for clothes, it now serves to hide the bedroom TV

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of press

as in seizes

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of press

as in shoves

to push steadily against with some force an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard

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as in squeezes

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of my family will only drink juice from freshly pressed oranges

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as in huddles

to gather into a closely packed group everyone pressed around me to see the pictures

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as in pushes

to force one's way we continued to press deeper and deeper into the tangled rain forest

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as in forces

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule

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as in urges

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting

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as in emphasizes

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on an office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security

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Recent Examples of presses

Noun

This entire island’s economy used to depend on them pulling the heavy wooden wheels of old-school olive presses. —

Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 In the video, Alba powered through shoulder presses while breathing heavily during the upper-body circuit. —

Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 Trump presses Xi on Jimmy Lai Rubio said Trump had also asked Xi about Jimmy Lai, 78, whose case has become a symbol of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to Chinese rule in 1997. —

Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 14 May 2026 Key presses are quiet and easy. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 The device responds to both nose-nudges and paw-presses, depending on what feels more natural for the dog. —

Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 May 2026 Growing cities, rising literacy, better presses, telegraph wires, rail networks, and an expanding ad market created a world in which papers were no longer mainly rewarded for being useful to a loyal set of readers. —

Hank Green, Time, 7 May 2026 For example, restaurants didn’t have to drastically change their setupsbesides adding tortilla presses at the beginning of the prep line and a space for wrapping at the end. —

Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 As the Moon in Capricorn presses against Saturn, decisions may feel heavier or more serious than expected. —

Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026

Verb

While playing croquet, Agnes notices that Hulda (Isolde Ardies) looks visibly upset and presses her to tell her what’s wrong. —

Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 When Paula presses Agnes to use ranunculus centerpieces rather than calla lilies, Weston does well to silence the evil step-MOB. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026 The pursuing agent presses a button, unlocking the device attached to their vehicle’s front bumper, and a net springs out. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Sensors measure how hard and how quickly the driver presses the pedal. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 Today’s newsletter highlights Buddy Carter presses to suspend Georgia primaries for redistricting. —

Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 May 2026 Misprints are records with typographical or other visual errors, while mispressings occur when the factory presses the wrong music onto the record, says Coates. —

Nina Derwin, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026 There, the patriarch, Joseph (Colman Domingo), presses the child Michael (played with admirable musical and dramatic flair by Juliano Valdi) and four of Michael’s older brothers into rehearsal. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026 Before laboratory panels, before imaging, before algorithms, physicians attempted to understand how the world presses upon a particular body over time. —

Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The taxpayer theft was primarily committed by Somali immigrants who were caught operating fake home healthcare agencies, daycares, autism treatment centers, and food pantries that fraudulently billed Minnesota’s public assistance programs for services purportedly performed.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
The Kansas City-area library system is launching its Food for Fines initiative, which collects food items for local charities and food pantries.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026