Definition for Pressure:

• A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.

Synonyms for Pressure:

• n.

  •
  • burden,
  • mass,
  • tension,
  • attraction,
  • strength,
  • shear.
  •
  • distress.
  •
  • pester,
  • threaten.
  •compulsion (noun)
  • incitement,
  • obligation,
  • stimulation,
  • coercion.
  •crisis (noun)
  • predicament.
  •difficulty (noun)
  • millstone,
  • vicissitude,
  • exigency.
  •energy (noun)
  • conductivity,
  • dynamism.
  •physical force, weight (noun)
  • compression,
  • crushing,
  • squeezing,
  • compressing.
  •pressure (noun)
  • blackmail,
  • pressure level,
  • insistency,
  • hale,
  • insistence,
  • pressure sensation,
  • force per unit area,
  • pressing.

• v.

  •bother, urge (verb)
  • rush,
  • sell,
  • twist arm,
  • impel,
  • come at,
  • work over.
  •compel (verb)
  • bulldoze,
  • hijack,
  • stimulate,
  • spark,
  • galvanize,
  • foment,
  • daunt,
  • bully,
  • incite,
  • press,
  • intimidate,
  • cause,
  • mandate,
  • propel,
  • coerce,
  • nag,
  • dictate,
  • browbeat.
  •influence (verb)
  • bias,
  • command,
  • empower,
  • control,
  • lead,
  • authorize,
  • master,
  • motivate,
  • affect,
  • prejudice,
  • predominate,
  • sway,
  • power.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • load,
  • agitation,
  • necessity,
  • qualms,
  • blandishments,
  • anxiety,
  • heebie-jeebies,
  • suspense,
  • wiles.
  •
  • enforce,
  • measurement,
  • worry,
  • courtship,
  • sweetener,
  • oppression.
  •
  • bait,
  • conflict.
  •
  • make.
  •overdo
  • overdo,
  • overtaxing.

Paraphrases for Pressure:

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, past tense
    pressed.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Overpressure, compression.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    pneumatic.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Pression, influence, arm-twisting, pressurising, leverage, oppression, insistence.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, AM.
  • Verb, base form
    pressurise, influence, Urged, suppress, persuade, oppress, compel.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    pressured.
  • Proper noun, singular
    press, stress, stresses.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    duress, pressurization, burden, coercion, compulsion, repression, hypertension, emphasis, press, stress, stresses, constraint.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    press, stress.
  • Verb, base form
    press, stress, coerce.

Antonyms for Pressure:

• n.

  • demand, difficulty
    blessing, favor, assistance, comfort, help, aid, incapacity, weakness, incompetence, powerlessness, impotence, health, advantage, unimportance, freedom, benefit.
  • physical force, weight
    facility, peace, relaxation, ease.
  • Other antonyms:
    consent, agreement, consolation, persuasion, suasion, approval, permission, convincing, reason.

• v.

  • bother, urge
    leave alone, pull, retard, dissuade, slow, repress.

Homophones for Pressure:

• prescher.

Hyponym for Pressure:

• n.

  • attribute
    force.
  • state
    distress.