PRESSURES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PRESSURES?

Need another word that means the same as “pressures”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “pressures” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Pressures” are: coerce, force, hale, squeeze, blackjack, blackmail, press, pressing, air pressure, imperativeness, insistence, insistency, force per unit area, pressure level, pressure sensation

Pressures as a Noun

Definitions of "Pressures" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pressures” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The pressure exerted by the atmosphere.
• The state of demanding notice or attention.
• An oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress.
• The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit.
• A force that compels.
• The somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin.
• The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure.

Synonyms of "Pressures" as a noun (9 Words)

air pressure	Travel via aircraft.
force per unit area	A powerful effect or influence.
imperativeness	The quality of being insistent.
insistence	Continual and persistent demands. Insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position.
insistency	The act of insisting on something.
press	Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids. Press coverage of the trial.
pressing	The act of pressing the exertion of pressure. Pure grade olive oil is the product of the second or third pressings.
pressure level	The state of demanding notice or attention.
pressure sensation	The state of demanding notice or attention.

Usage Examples of "Pressures" as a noun

• The sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal.
• The public brought pressure to bear on the government.
• He used pressure to stop the bleeding.
• The compressed gas exerts an increased pressure.

Pressures as a Verb

Definitions of "Pressures" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pressures” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means.
• Exert pressure on someone through threats.
• To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means.

Synonyms of "Pressures" as a verb (6 Words)

blackjack	Exert pressure on someone through threats.
blackmail	Force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings. He had blackmailed her into sailing with him.
coerce	Persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats. Their confessions were allegedly coerced by torture.
force	Make a way through or into by physical strength break open by force. She was forced into early retirement.
hale	Draw slowly or heavily.
squeeze	Squeeze or press together. Squeeze a lemon.

Associations of "Pressures" (30 Words)

accentuate	Put stress on; utter with an accent. His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch.
compact	Make more compact by or as if by pressing. This powder compacts easily.
compactly	With concise and precise brevity; to the point. He wrote compactly but clearly.
compress	Express in a shorter form; abridge. Compress the data.
compressed	Having a narrow shape as if flattened, especially sideways. Most sea snakes have a compressed tail.
condense	Develop due to condensation. Condense the contents of a book into a summary.
constrict	Inhibit or restrict. Her throat constricted.
disharmony	Lack of harmony or agreement. We will become evermore a nation of social disharmony.
emphasize	Make (something) more clearly defined. Her gesture emphasized her words.
emphatically	Without question and beyond doubt. Greg is emphatically not a slacker.
exert	Put to use. The moon exerts a force on the Earth.
highlight	Create highlights in hair. You can highlight the word right click and see a list of synonyms.
importance	The quality of being important and worthy of note. The importance of a well balanced diet.
imprint	Make an impression or mark on. He made imprints of the keys in bars of soap.
intension	Resolution or determination.
minimize	Reduce (something, especially something undesirable) to the smallest possible amount or degree. They may minimize or even overlook the importance of such beliefs.
overburden	An excessive burden. They were overburdened with luggage.
pains	An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
pressed	(of juice or oil) extracted by crushing or squeezing fruit, vegetables, etc. Freshly pressed orange juice.
refrigerant	A substance used for refrigeration. One of the refrigerant pipes had burst.
sift	An act of sifting something especially so as to isolate that which is most important. The soldiers sifted through the woods.
squash	Edible fruit of a squash plant eaten as a vegetable. A poetry squash in London.
squeeze	Squeeze tightly between the fingers. Sarah squeezed in beside her.
strain	Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. The accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries.
stress	To stress single out as important. In many areas irrigation is warranted to avoid plant stress.
tension	Mental or emotional strain. Enormous tension can build up along the margin of the two plates and occasionally explodes into immense earthquakes.
tighten	Severely restrict in scope or extent. His arms tightened around her.
underline	Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to. The improvement in retail sales was underlined by these figures.
underscore	(on a computer or typewriter keyboard) a short horizontal line _ on the baseline. The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
wrench	Turn something especially a nut or bolt with a wrench. It will be a real wrench to leave after eight years.