PRESSURED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

pressured

verb

past tense of pressure

as in forced

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure his father pressured him to go out for the swim team

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Recent Examples of pressured Beasley frequently argued that these policies effectively pressured players into receiving the vaccine despite there being no formal mandate. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Lebson also alleged Gilman was pressured to fight in Ukraine. — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Some sponsors allege that they were pressured to support Freedom 250 instead of America250. — Sarah Webber, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 In 2021, Torres-Walker stepped down from a city police oversight committee after Hernandez-Thorpe and others publicly pressured her to resign. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Trump had pressured Pence to block Congress’ certification of that win, a request that Pence refused. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 And this time Roth won’t be pressured to tone down the carnage. — Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 Zelensky’s direct appeals to Congress for specific weapons pressured the White House to approve these transfers in the first years of the war, as did his criticism of the Biden administration’s delays in delivering more advanced systems. — Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026 Dig route across the middle completed to Ben Sims, also pressured by Robinson. — Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressured

Verb

Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, was forced to roll out a second artificial surface after the World Cup because its first attempt didn’t pass an independent lab test as required by the NFL and NFLPA.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The champion faced a challenging opponent, as Garry forced him to work hard for seven takedowns and inflicted some facial damage.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of forced

Verb

This compelled the company to use a Chinese AI model to defend against the onslaught.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Ultimately, if the state steps in with loans, the district would be compelled to cede day-to-day management to an outside caretaker, reducing the district’s board and administration to bystanders.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of compelled

Verb

Jawad Boulos, who was Sarsour's lawyer when he was charged in Israel decades ago, testified that Sarsour was tortured in Israeli custody and coerced into making confessions.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Ripley, Tinkler Mendez added, didn’t appear to be coerced and remained cooperative hours into questioning.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of coerced

Verb

Broker affiliates are still expected to keep information barriers from partner exchanges but not obligated to follow the other trading restrictions.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Depending on the amount of money won, you may be legally obligated to reveal your identity in some states, like Georgia, Illinois and Texas, according to USA TODAY's previous reporting.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026