Synonyms for press

noun

1. The pressure of circumstances

   rush, confusion, strain; see haste 2.

2. Publishing as a social institution

   the Fourth Estate, publishers, publicists, newsmen, newspapermen, journalists, journalistic writers, editors, correspondents, political writers, columnists, periodicals, print media, periodical press, papers, newspapers; see also reporter.

3. A printing press

   Types of presses include: rotary, web, automatic, hand, unit-type, multicolor, twelve cylinder, twenty-four cylinder, universal-unit multi-color, flatbed, high-speed, rotogravure;

verb

1. To subject to pressure

   thrust, crowd, bear upon, bear down on, squeeze, hold down, pin down, screw down, force down, throng, crush, drive, weight, urge; see also compress, push 1.

   Antonyms raise*, release, relieve.

2. To smooth, usually by heat and pressure

   finish, mangle, roll; see iron, smooth 1.

3. To embrace

   clasp, encircle, enfold; see caress, hold 1, hug, touch 1. See syn. study at urge.