Synonyms for pressure
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Insistence
insistence, imperativeness rare, insistency rare
2. Affliction — distress
4. Air pressure
Other
squeezing, urgency, constraint, black jack, exigency, instance
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Distress.
She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
- n. 2
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
- n. 3
The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- v. 1
To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.
Related words
Example sentences
- grievance I have a grievance about that. I believe it was unfair.
- urgency His attitude conveyed a clear lack of urgency.
- squeezing Squeezing a stress ball is a good way to relieve stress.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pressure | falling | |
| grievance | falling | |
| urgency | steady | |
| squeezing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- load1, hale1
- 5 letters
- press1, force1, crush1
- 6 letters
- weight1, stress1, coerce2
- 7 letters
- squeeze1, urgency3
- 8 letters
- instance2, pressing2, exigency4
- 9 letters
- influence3, squeezing2, blackmail2, grievance2
- 10 letters
- insistence3, constraint2, affliction3, insistency
- 14 letters
- imperativeness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (coerce2 = 2 syllables).