Synonyms of pressured

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forced
• compelled
• coerced
• obligated
• obliged
• drove
• constrained
• pressed
• blackmailed
• intimidated
• impelled
• impressed
• bullied
• dragooned
• sandbagged
• muscled
• made
• threatened
• blackjacked
• browbeat
• hectored
• cowed
• badgered
• shamed
• twisted one's arm
• terrorized
• dragged
• bulldozed
• harassed
• menaced
• hounded
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• let
• allowed
• permitted
• moved
• induced
• convinced
• satisfied
• argued
• persuaded
• won (over)
• talked (into)
• prevailed (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pressured

Some resent the feeling of being pressured into tipping while servers hover over them with the payment machines. — CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

The defensive line doubled its sack total on the season on Sunday (two), and the defensive improvements were shown when Stroud was getting pressured. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Ireland have all been pressured to draw down supplies, Politico reported. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The women recall Haworth summoning them to a garage where they were pressured to undress and have fully nude photos taken of themselves as rock ‘n’ roll music blared. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

In Myanmar, at least one striking teacher who was pressured to return to work in 2022 was arrested two months later and died in custody. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Producers subsequently pressured local police to attempt to arrest him. — Daniel Lachance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Macklemore previously alleged that Kraft pressured promoters to remove him from the tour. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2026

Researchers have confirmed the cat only in Bolivia so far and warn its cloud-forest habitat, already pressured by deforestation and gold mining, needs protection. — Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026