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 The earnings come as many consumers continue to spend less, pressured by macroeconomic conditions. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Three others in the group — 14, 15 and 16 at the time — implicated Noling in the slayings of the Hartigs during a burglary but later retracted their statements, saying that police pressured them to name Noling as the shooter. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Even during wartime, public demonstrations have pressured the government to change course. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Despite many court losses, the administration has successfully pressured at least dozens of hospitals into closing or pausing gender-affirming care programs. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026 The documents also allege similar incidents happened during a team trip to Pennsylvania, where Garcia allegedly showed the boy pornography and pressured him to masturbate in front of him. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 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 Some sponsors allege that they were pressured to support Freedom 250 instead of America250. — Sarah Webber, The Conversation, 6 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressured

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The plant, which has not been identified for security reasons, was forced to close for four days because of the infiltration, the report said.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Within a mind-spinning eight months, Zori Timeless Hotel was born, cleverly converted from the old pension into four luxurious residences within the confines of strict planning regulations that forced them to use the existing space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of forced

Verb

With her new job starting Monday, Argyriou and her family felt compelled to get on the road.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Their scouting evaluation, comprehensive enough to unearth the aptitude beneath that bushy head of hair, compelled the team to select Bredeson in the fifth round of the 2026 draft.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of compelled

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This tweak doubles the amount of time a player is obliged to wait on the sidelines from 30 seconds to one minute.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
There’s also a June 4 deadline for the expiration of a deal, with Paramount obliged to pay a $7 billion termination fee.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026