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

Their magnets must maintain precise field configurations while withstanding substantial mechanical stresses. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

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

Verb

But Winter also stresses that some sleep issues can’t be addressed by improving sleep hygiene. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2026

The kids have been told in no uncertain terms to behave by strict landlady Patty (Paula Pell), who also stresses there can be no pets of any nature, forcing them to keep Waffles under wraps. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

On homelessness, Bass stresses the city has cleared dozens of encampments and brought thousands of people into shelter, but data show nearly half of them dropped out of the system and presumably returned to the streets. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

As the Taylor & Byrne office stresses over the interview, Cathcarts surveys the several tabloid stories that have come out about it while practically licking their lips. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

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

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