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pressure
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PRESSURE
1
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>
Related Words load, weight; anxiety, concern, uneasiness, worry; aggravation, anger, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, persecution, trouble
Near Antonyms comfort, consolation
2
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>
Related Words browbeating, bulldozing, bullying; fear, intimidation, menace, sword, terror, terrorism, threat, violence; squeeze, squeeze play; might, muscle, potency, puissance, strength; hardheadedness, self-will, willfulness; strain, stress
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