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2press
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of PRESS
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to push steadily against with some force <an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard>
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to cause (a person) to give in to pressure <a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule>
Synonyms blackjack, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, drive, impel, impress, make, muscle, obligate, oblige, press, pressure, sandbag
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to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action <pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting>
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to indicate the importance of by centering attention on <an office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security>
Synonyms accent, accentuate, feature, foreground, highlight, illuminate, play up, point (up), press, punctuate, stress
Related Words focus, identify, pinpoint, spotlight; advertise, boost, plug, promote, publicize; overplay
Antonyms de-emphasize, play down
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