Another word for pressure
pressure
n.
Physical pressure
force, burden, mass, load, encumbrance, stress, thrust, tension, shear, squeeze*; see also strength 1, weight 1.
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.
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Another word for pressure
The act, condition, or effect of exerting force on someone or something:
strain1, stress, tension. See pushPower used to overcome resistance:
coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, strength, violence. See attack
To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance:
coerce, compel, constrain, force, make, obligate, oblige. See attackTo maintain normal air pressure in:
pressurize. See push
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