Pressure Adjective Synonyms
compression, pressing, squeezing, compressing, tension, stress, crushing
The pressure of a tourniquet has to be loosened now and then.
Pressure Noun Synonyms
influence, power, sway, constraint, insistence, coercion, intimidation, arm-twisting, inducement, persuasion, urging, pressing
Without more pressure from local residents, the roadworks will not be completed in time.
affliction, oppression, press, weight, burden, load, albatross, strain, stress, urgency, demands, exigency or exigencies, vexation, distress, trouble(s), adversity, difficulty or difficulties, straits, constraint(s), problem(s)
Pressure of work prevents me from taking any time away from the office. When interest rates increase, we all feel financial pressure.
force, compression, weight, power, strength
The air pressure in your tyres is low. The pressure of the water burst the pipe.
persuade, influence, prevail upon or on, press, urge, sway, intimidate, bring pressure to bear (on), apply pressure (on or to), coerce, force, compel, constrain, require, demand, make, insist upon or on, pressurize, twist (someone's) arm
They pressured him to take the assignment in.
Search Google for Pressure:
Entertainment / Tennis / Pressureless Ball: A special type of tennis ball that does not have a core of pressurized air as standard balls do but rather has a core made of solid rubber, or a core filled tightly with micro-particles. Quality press MORE
Science / Weather / Station Pressure: The atmospheric pressure with respect to the station elevation. MORE
Science / Weather / Pressure Change: The net difference between the barometric pressure at the beginning and ending of a specified interval of time, usually the three hour period preceding an observation. MORE
Science / Weather / Central Pressure: The atmospheric pressure at the center of a high or low. It is the highest pressure in a high and the lowest pressure in a low, referring to the sea level pressure of the system on a surface chart. MORE
Science / Tides and Currents / Horizontal Pressure Gradient Force: The horizontal component of the product of the specific volume and the rate of decrease in pressure with distance. MORE
Science / Weather / Pressure Tendency: The pressure characteristic and amount of pressure change during a specified time period, usually the three hour period preceding the observation. MORE