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

Balakrishnan, however, cautioned against viewing the issue simply through the lens of who buys the oil, stressing the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation through international waterways. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Iranian nuclear enrichment has been a key issue for the White House, with the president and other top officials stressing that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon as a core objective of the war. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Last Friday, Berg issued an opinion stressing that federal antitrust claims must be brought within four years of when a defendant allegedly committed a wrongful act. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly also said Ottawa would work with the new Quebec government while stressing the economic pressures facing the province. — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

At China’s signature AI conference in July, Xi called for greater openness and collaboration in AI, while stressing the need for regulation to keep it under human control. — John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Kate has repeatedly highlighted the importance of childhood experiences and early relationships, stressing that what happens in the formative years can influence wellbeing and development long into adulthood. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Bay Area officials are stressing the importance of following emergency management notifications and weather forecasts, particularly for individuals living close to the water or on hillsides that could face flash flooding and landslides. — Bethany Tietjen, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

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