Pressing Synonyms and Antonyms

prĕsĭng
Urgent solicitation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. insistence
  2. pressure
  3. constraint
  4. constriction
  5. insistency
  6. press
  7. exaction
  8. exigency
  9. imminency
  10. instance
  11. ponderosity
To solicit (something) insistently
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. urging
  2. insisting
To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shoving
  2. ramming
  3. pushing
To be oppressive or burdensome; ,
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hugging
  2. holding
  3. clipping
  4. weighing
  5. conjuring
  6. enfolding
  7. clinching
  8. squeezing
  9. entreating
  10. encircling
  11. clasping
  12. beseeching
  13. embracing
  14. bidding
Press and smooth with a heated iron
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. mangling
  2. rolling
  3. ironing
  4. finishing
Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pushing
  2. urging
  3. agitating
  4. exhorting
  5. campaigning
  6. fighting
To congregate, as around a person
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. thronging
  2. mobbing
  3. flocking
  4. crowding
To extract from by applying pressure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. squeezing
  2. expressing
  3. crushing
Push on with force
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. crushing
  2. crowding
Antonyms:
  1. pulling
Demanding immediate attention; urgent:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. urgent

Words Related to Pressing

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.

Pressing Sentence Examples

  • Dean, who'd just returned from pressing election flesh, answered.

  • The most pressing concern is securing their own survival.

  • There is a factory for pressing cotton.

  • Pressing on the sides of the envelope to open the end, he blew into it, exposing the letter inside.

  • But are the more pressing wants satisfied now?

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