PRESSURES Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of pressure

as in stresses

the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time a business executive who works well under pressure

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as in constraints

the use of power to impose one's will on another pressure from their peers can often cause teens to do things that they normally wouldn't consider

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pressure

as in forces

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 pressures

Noun

The reason behind this movement was a complex combination of the shifting need for resources, population pressures and external political factors. —

Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026 Yet some near-term pressures remain. —

Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026 For a mayor confronting rising rents, strained public transit, public safety concerns, and looming budget pressures, inserting himself into a volatile geopolitical dispute appears, at best, a distraction from the immediate work of governing. —

Francisco Marte, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026 Controlling cultural pressures that our kids face. —

Beth Collums, AJC.com, 15 Jan. 2026 The unanimous All-American became the first-ever Utes’ lineman to win the Outland Trophy after not allowing a sack, and only five QB pressures during the regular season. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026 The artist also speaks openly about responsibility towards family, lineage, community; and how those pressures shape both his life and his storytelling. —

Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Jan. 2026 Farmers face loneliness and external stresses due to economic pressures. —

Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026 If anything, the pressures and responsibilities on the character were heightened. —

Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026

Verb

Dabrowski said the Chicago Teachers Union pressures the Illinois General Assembly to keep failing schools open. —

Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2026 The 6-3 lefthanded guard consistently pressures the defense by attacking the rim, shooting the three with deep range, and making high-level reads offensively. —

Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025 Underparenting resonates with more parents today, especially in a society that pressures them to be actively engaged with every step their child takes. —

Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025 The defense has been top five against the run and pressures quarterbacks at a higher rate than any team but the Broncos. —

J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 The great hope of the Gulf Arabs is that Trump understands this and finally pressures Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire agreement, returning the region to something approaching calm. —

Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025 The suit also alleges that Fox News pressures its guests not to appear on Newsmax and has hired private investigators to target Newsmax executives in an effort to drag down the channel. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 The law currently gives prosecutors too much leverage in the courtroom and pressures defendants to take a plea deal over defending themselves at trial, Preston said. —

Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025 But Jackson's availability could affect their ability to match Los Angeles' depth, particularly if the Sparks' frontcourt tandem of Stevens and Dearica Hamby pressures Seattle inside. —

Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressures

Noun

The team examined atomic spacing within the alloy, using HIDRA diffraction data to find how residual stresses distort the material’s crystallographic planes.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
The uncertainty, grief and compassion at the crux of many of his frank narratives seemingly reflect the trauma of his adolescence — and, by extension, the stresses of navigating today’s sociopolitical landscape as a gay man.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026