PRESSURES Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

pressures 1 of 2

noun

plural of pressure

as in stresses

the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time a business executive who works well under pressure

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the use of power to impose one's will on another pressure from their peers can often cause teens to do things that they normally wouldn't consider

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pressure

as in forces

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure his father pressured him to go out for the swim team

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Recent Examples of pressures

Noun

Four Hands, Two Sonatas ends with Jeong-yo and Pi-o together again, seemingly free of the pressures and misunderstandings that plagued them for so long. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Temporarily removing the limits would reduce cost pressures on the businesses that rely on diesel. — Nicholas Ingram, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 But Moody’s says the fiscal pressures from aging emerge long before populations actually start shrinking. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026 As China ages, the social pressures bearing down on its political system will only intensify. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 Orbán’s government hoped the investments would make Hungary a global hub of lithium-ion battery manufacturing, yet decreased demand and other market pressures have so far prevented those investments from paying high dividends. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Graham had four pressures as a blitzer and has looked absolutely lethal in that role. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 In the view of S&P Global’s Hussain and others, the Skydance deal is putting together two media giants that were already struggling to generate consistent profit and cash flows given all the outside pressures in the marketplace. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Wage levels, the company said, are also shaped by national wage policies, brands’ purchasing practices, competitive pressures, worker representation and the systems available for collective bargaining. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

That pressures the economy because higher yields make borrowing money more expensive for everyone, while also undercutting prices for stocks and other investments. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 High inflation also pressures the Fed to reduce the money supply by increasing interest rates, making cheap credit harder to get. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 If a message pressures you to donate immediately, verify your identity or click a link before a deadline, avoid using the link in the email when anything feels off. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 But when her father pressures her into an unwanted engagement, her resolve is tested. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 The scrutiny raised questions about what could happen to his Carvana position if fallout from the investigation pressures him to raise cash. — Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 When The Park pressures him to turn against Lamb and his colleagues to pin MI5’s failure on Slough House, Struan ultimately caves. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 The government has offered cash incentives to those willing to leave and pressures others to give up legal efforts by holding them in detention. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026 If a company pressures you into signing a contract before evaluating other options, that’s a red flag. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressures

Noun

Couples can reconnect on white-sand beaches during the day, the stresses of work a distant memory.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Organizers said the session will dive into cotton cultivation, including the stresses currently facing the crop and its growers and the innovations that are making the practice smarter and more sustainable.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of stresses

Verb

The companies and economies that endure will be the ones that can balance growth, resilience and sustainability—and change before outside pressure forces them to.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The process forces light atomic nuclei together at extremely high temperatures and under intense pressure.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of forces

Noun

Despite deep-rooted tensions between southerners and the PLC, both are in agreement that the Houthi threat is far greater than that of the other.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
More than 150 million Brazilians voted Sunday in a pivotal presidential election for Latin America’s largest economy, after a campaign dominated by tensions between Brasília and Washington.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of tensions

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The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.

— Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
But per the Black List, the story follows an antisocial man suffering from obsessive compulsions who is haunted by the death of his hoarder mother.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of compulsions

Verb

Here, Hendrikx plays anthropologist to a culture that compels each of us—whether a rider or not—to find our own vehicle for fulfillment, then take it to redline.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
However, the necessity of operating without a financial safety net compels one to internalize these lessons.

— Shreyans Lodha, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of compels

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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025