All pressure synonyms
presΒ·sure
P p noun pressure
- care β If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- impressiveness β having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
- bafflement β Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- enforcement β The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- demand β If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- nail-biting β the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- molestation β to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- counterweight β A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- dynamism β The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- importunity β the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
- duress β compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
- demandingness β the quality of being demanding
- demands β Plural form of demand.
- deadweight β (of a shot) leaving the other balls in the ideal position
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- conductivity β the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
- energy β The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- cross-examination β to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely.
- massage β the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
- meltdown β network meltdown
- handclasp β a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- needfulness β The property of being needful or necessary.
- difficulty β the fact or condition of being difficult.
- edginess β nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
- impellent β impelling: an impellent power; an impellent cause.
- wattage β power, as measured in watts.
verb pressure
- lobby β an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- hold in β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- jollies β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- interning β to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- corking β excellent
- blackjack β Blackjack is a card game in which players try to obtain a combination of cards worth 21 points.
- lay on β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- goosed β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- conscripted β enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
- exhort β Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- chivvy β If you chivvy someone, you keep telling them to do something that they do not want to do.
- call upon β to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- weighted β having additional weight.
- jockey β a person who rides horses professionally in races.
adjective pressure
- minority β the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- fluttery β fluttering; apt to flutter.
- overanxious β excessively anxious.
- wrecker β a person or thing that wrecks.