Synonyms of presses (for)

presses (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of press (for)

as in demands

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

workers pressing for higher wages and better working conditions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demands
• stipulates (for)
• insists (on)
• calls (for)
• requires
• requests
• commands
• claims
• clamors (for)
• asks
• wants
• cries (for)
• enjoins
• exacts
• pleads (for)
• needs
• quests
• necessitates
• takes
• imposes
• warrants
• requisitions
• harasses
• hounds
• badgers
• duns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gives up
• yields
• surrenders
• relinquishes