Synonyms of stressing

stressing

verb

present participle of stress

1

as in worrying

to experience concern or anxiety

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worrying
• fretting
• fearing
• troubling
• sweating
• bothering
• stewing
• fussing
• giving a hang
• sweating blood
• yearning
• pining
• longing
• agonizing
• despairing
• chafing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepting
• taking
• sustaining
• bearing
• enduring
• tolerating
• abiding
• sticking out
• stomaching

2

as in emphasizing

to make more apparent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasizing
• reinforcing
• deepening
• underlining
• underscoring
• enhancing
• accentuating
• strengthening
• bringing out
• italicizing
• supplementing
• maximizing
• amplifying
• heightening
• augmenting
• enlarging
• boosting
• magnifying
• beefing (up)
• enlivening
• jazzing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• minimizing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• de-emphasizing
• weakening
• lessening
• understating
• subduing
• toning (down)

3

as in highlighting

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

the doctor stressed the importance of exercise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasizing
• highlighting
• featuring
• punctuating
• identifying
• accentuating
• focusing
• pointing (up)
• foregrounding
• accenting
• pressing
• illuminating
• promoting
• bearing down on
• playing up
• pinpointing
• making much of
• publicizing
• advertising
• spotlighting
• plugging
• boosting
• overplaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• playing down
• understating
• de-emphasizing
• toning (down)
• discounting
• belittling
• disparaging
• underemphasizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stressing

For several years now, military officials have been stressing the strategic importance of this huge region, which could get quite a bit busier in the next decade or so. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Pennsylvania officials announced the deaths last month, with Shapiro stressing that vaccinations could have averted the deaths. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

If something in your day-to-day life keeps stressing you out, one fair conversation could do the trick, Taurus. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

McVay is known for coaching his assistants as relentlessly as his players, opening his office, sharing decision-making and stressing empathy, preparation and innovation. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Autistica offered a statement from its senior research manager, Michelle Newman, stressing the importance of accessible transport. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Now, state officials are scrambling to get the word out, stressing how deadly the virus can be without immediate treatment. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026

Adam had been sweating in the overheated house for days, stressing his heart. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Mars forms a challenging square to Saturn on September 1, putting pressure on your deadlines and stressing you out with weird, inscrutable coworker aggression. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026