Synonyms of stresses

stresses 1 of 2

noun

plural of stress

1

as in pressures

the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time

with a full-time job and her college courses, the young woman is under a lot of stress right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pressures
• strains
• tensions
• worries
• loads
• anxieties
• concerns
• weights
• irritations
• angers
• troubles
• persecutions
• exasperations
• annoyances
• aggravations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforts
• consolations

2

as in emphases

a special notice or importance given to something

the company's orientation program places considerable stress on workplace safety

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphases
• foci
• weights
• accents
• concentrations
• values
• consequences
• accentuations
• attentions
• priorities
• spotlights
• significances
• moments
• imports
• considerations
• regards
• worths
• precedences
• notes
• primacies
• heeds
• top billings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disregards
• indifferences
• minimizations
• underemphases
• de-emphases

stresses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stress

1

as in worries

to experience concern or anxiety

the restaurant manager has a tendency to stress about every little thing that goes wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worries
• troubles
• fears
• frets
• bothers
• sweats
• stews
• fusses
• gives a hang
• sweats blood
• agonizes
• longs
• yearns
• despairs
• pines
• chafes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• takes
• sustains
• endures
• tolerates
• bears
• sticks out
• abides
• stomachs

2

as in emphasizes

to make more apparent

his bad performance only stressed what I'd been saying all along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasizes
• reinforces
• underlines
• underscores
• enhances
• deepens
• accentuates
• brings out
• italicizes
• strengthens
• amplifies
• maximizes
• augments
• heightens
• supplements
• magnifies
• enlarges
• boosts
• enlivens
• beefs (up)
• jazzes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduces
• decreases
• minimizes
• tones (down)
• diminishes
• de-emphasizes
• lessens
• weakens
• understates
• subdues

3

as in highlights

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

the doctor stressed the importance of exercise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasizes
• highlights
• features
• punctuates
• accentuates
• foregrounds
• points (up)
• identifies
• focuses
• illuminates
• accents
• promotes
• presses
• bears down on
• plays up
• makes much of
• pinpoints
• spotlights
• advertises
• publicizes
• boosts
• plugs
• overplays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tones (down)
• plays down
• minimizes
• understates
• de-emphasizes
• underemphasizes
• belittles
• disparages
• discounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stresses

Noun

The show is also an escape from the stresses of the rest of the world for viewers and Yle's journalists alike. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Spillover effects to bond indexes While stresses are popping up in some pockets of AI financing, debt markets are also pricing in higher costs. — Deena Zaidi,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Created by Meredith Scardino, Girls5eva followed the four surviving members of the titular late ’90s/early aughts girl group as the reunite to make their comeback amid the stresses of being a woman of a certain age. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

But modern day stresses are replaced with real life stresses for the tribe, like finding water, staying warm, and protecting the herd—the family’s currency—from jackals and wild dogs. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

That’s a point De Los Angeles’ doctor at Sylvester stresses, too. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Together with the recurring rhythm and regular chord changes that help punctuate key vocal stresses, this creates an infectious, easy-to-lock-into, roll-off-the-tongue flow. — David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

In addition, lines in the stanzas usually alternate between lines of four stresses and three stresses, which defines the ballad’s particular rhythmic pattern, or meter. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Demonstrating industrial applications Because of this non-nuclear setup, technicians can safely test sensitive energy-conversion hardware under realistic operating stresses. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

Anderson stresses that positive experiences should be intentional and consistent, not one giant gathering carrying all the weight. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Anderson stresses that positive experiences need to be intentional and repeated, so be patient with yourself. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

The latest pullback also stresses the importance of a diversified portfolio, one that can continue to climb alongside the AI trade while also offsetting some of the theme's sharpest drawdowns. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Frediani stresses the importance of refining treatment with time. — Ricardo Correa, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Michael McDonald, a political science professor at the University of Florida who runs the Election Lab, stresses to TIME that early voting data cannot in and of itself be relied on to predict the outcome of the elections. — Connor Greene, Time, 27 Oct. 2026

The memo stresses that troops are forbidden from using both classified and unclassified but nonpublic information to make trades on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Riders without their dragons are as good as dead, and vice versa, which stresses the bond between human and beast formed on Threshing Day. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

But, Rubin stresses, the review process doesn't necessarily stop projects from happening — and that's the point of participating in it. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026