Press Synonyms and Antonyms

prĕs
To act on with a steady pushing force
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. push
  2. crowd
  3. weigh
  4. crush
Antonyms:
  1. pull
To subject to pressure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. compress
  2. push
  3. squeeze
  4. bear
  5. crowd
  6. thrust
  7. crush
  8. drive
  9. throng
  10. urge
  11. bear-upon
  12. bear-down-on
  13. hold down
  14. bind
  15. bother
  16. bunch
  17. pin-down
  18. clasp
  19. compel
  20. screw-down
  21. constrain
  22. cram
  23. crunch
  24. force down
  25. embrace
  26. crusade
  27. emphasize
  28. enjoin
  29. entreat
  30. express
  31. flatten
  32. force
  33. gather
  34. hasten
  35. horde
  36. hug
  37. impact
  38. importune
  39. constrict
  40. fight
  41. impress
  42. weight
  43. imprint
  44. iron
  45. jam
  46. knead
  47. mash
  48. mob
  49. oppress
  50. pack
  51. pile
  52. pressure
  53. ram
  54. campaign
  55. roller
  56. rush
  57. smooth
  58. squash
  59. steam
  60. stuff
  61. tax
  62. wring
  63. compact
  64. contract
  65. agitate
Antonyms:
  1. raise
  2. leave-alone
  3. release
  4. relieve
To extract from by applying pressure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. crush
  2. express
  3. squeeze
To smooth, usually by heat and pressure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. iron
  2. mangle
  3. finish
  4. press-out
  5. roll
  6. iron-out
To congregate, as around a person
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. crowd
  2. flock
  3. mob
  4. throng
Publishing as a social institution
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. the fourth estate
  2. publishers
  3. publicists
  4. fourth estate
  5. newsmen
  6. newspapermen
  7. journalists
  8. journalistic writers
  9. editors
  10. correspondents
  11. political writers
  12. medium
  13. columnists
  14. periodicals
  15. print media
  16. periodical press
  17. papers
  18. newspapers
  19. fleet street
To impel to action
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. urge
  2. exhort
  3. bid
  4. beseech
  5. entreat
  6. urge-on
  7. adjure
  8. conjure
To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. push
  2. ram
  3. shove
To solicit (something) insistently
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. insist
  2. urge
Lift weights
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. weight-lift
  2. weightlift
A dense crowd of people
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. crush
  2. jam
The print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. public press
A machine used for printing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. printing-press
  2. printshop
Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mechanical press
A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. wardrobe
  2. closet
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. military press

Words Related to Press

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Press Sentence Examples

  • One side of her wanted to press on until she got some answers.

  • Dean didn't press the point.

  • He was about to press her to make an actual vow when she sighed.

  • He didn't press her to leave again.

  • I'm not afraid of him, just because he's twelve feet tall and can bench press me with his toes.

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