pressure synonyms

pressure

n.

  1. Physical pressure

    force, burden, mass, load, encumbrance, stress, thrust, tension, shear, squeeze*; see also strength 1, weight 1.

    Antonyms release*, relief*, deliverance. *

  2. Social pressure

    compulsion, constraint, urgency, demand, persuasion, stress, affliction, coercion, trouble, hardship, humiliation, misfortune, necessity, requirement, repression, confinement, unnaturalness, obligation, discipline; see also influence 2, oppression 1, restraint 2, urging.

    Antonyms aid*, assistance*, encouragement.

pressure

v.

press, compel, constrain; see urge 2, 3.

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