The bridge crashed under the pressure.
Source: tatoeba (18997)
Pressure
/ˈpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "pressure" (454 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (91)
Noun(23 words)
pressact of forcingair pressureapply tension forceapplying forceatmospheric pressurebadgerbeleagueringblackmailingblitzblitzesblitzingbludgeonsbullsbullyingburdenchivyclamourclamouringcoerce
Determiner(1 words)
a lot of stress
abetmentadverse circumstancesadversityadvocateafflictionaggravationalbatrossannoyanceapply pressureargumentum baculinumascendancyauthoritybalebear againstbear down onbear down uponbear hard uponbearingbesetbesiege
Verb(10 words)
affect decisionsapplies forceapply downward forceapply forceblackjackblackmailblackmailscoercecoerce into agreementcoerce representation
Preposition(1 words)
by force
Adjective(1 words)
catalan tensió
Strong matches (136)
Noun(31 words)
coercive forcingcoercivenesscompresscompulsionscompulsorinesscrowbarscudgellingdemandduranceexerted forceexertion of forceforce into signingforce per areaforce per unit areaforce relatedforce the matterforcesforces readingforcingforcing technique
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forcingsfrench clameurgas pressuregas pressuresharryingheadlocksheathoundingimperativenessimportuninginfluence
Adjective(5 words)
coercive pressureconstant pushemotional tensionfluid pressurefrench tension
Adverb(1 words)
coercively pressure students
compelcompressioncompulsionconsequenceconstrainconstraintconstraintscontrolcreditcrisiscrosscrunchcrushcrushingcumbercumbrancecursedeadweightdemanddemandingness
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demandsdifficultiesdifficultydigdire necessitydistressdominancedominationdownerdragdrivedundunningduresseffectemergencyeminenceenchantmentencouragementencumbranceesteemexert pressureexhortexigenceexigenciesexigencyfavorfeelingfingeringforcefreightfrictionfrottagegoadinggood feelinggreatnesshandicaphandlinghard knockshard lifehard lothardcasehardshipheadhigh pressurehigh-pressureholdhustleimmediacyimpelimperativeimperativenessimportanceimportunacyimportunatenessimportuneimportunityimpulseimpulsionincidental powerincubusincumbencyinducementinfluenceinfluentialityinfluentialnessinsinuationinsist
Related words (227)
insist oninsist uponinsistenceinstanceintimidateintimidationirritationjabjawbonejogjogglejoltjostleladingleadershipleanlean onleverageloadloading
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lobbymagnetismmakemanipulationmasterymatter of necessitymental strainmillstonemomentnagnag atnaggingneedlingnervous strainnervous tensionnipnudgeoppressoppressionoverloadovertaxingoverweightingpalpationpersistencepersonalitypersuadepersuasionpertinaciousnesspertinacitypesterpesteringpettingpinchplagueplaguingpleadplead withplightplyplyingpokepotencypowerprecedencepredicamentpredominancepreponderancepresspressingpressingnessprestigeprevail onprevail uponprickingpriorityproblemsprodproddingprominencepropulsionpunchpurchasepushput pressure onrailroadrankrash impulserecommendreignreputerequirerigorrubbingrulerushsaddlingsayscrewsea of troublesseniorityshovesoft soapsoft-soapsorrowspurspurringsqueezesqueezingstaturestrainstraitsstrengthstressstress and strainstress of lifestrokingstrong armstrong-arm tacticssuasionsubtle influencesuggestionsuperincumbencysupremacysurchargeswaysweet talksweet-talktautnesstaxtaxingteaseteasingtensenesstensionthe big stickthe bludgeonthe clubthe jackbootthe mailed fistthe strong armthe swordthrusttighteningtorquetorsiontouchingtrialtribulationtroubletroublestweaktwistupper handurgeurgencyurgent needurgingvale of tearsvexationvicissitudeviolenceweightweightinesswheedlewheedlingwhip handwork on
Noun(42 words)
insistenceinsistencyjawboningjostlesloadlobbyingmeasurement of pushmore forcedoverburdeningpeer forcingpersuadeportuguese forçaportuguese tensãopressespressingpressure levelpressure sensationpressuringpressurizationpressurizing
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psychological strainpushpushinesspushingramroddingsiegesiegessocial tensionsqueezesteamrollingstrainingstrainsstressesstressingtensionsthreat of forcethumbscrewthumbscrewsurgeurgencyuse forcevise
Adjective(10 words)
intense heatitalian tensionephysical influencepressurizedromanian tensiunesocial forcessocial forcingstate coercionstrong push for reformtense atmosphere
Preposition(2 words)
with forcewith great force
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
More specific
12 entriesCollocations
12 entriesair pressureapply pressureblood pressurebuild pressureexert pressuremaintain pressurepeer pressurepressure gaugeput pressure onrelieve pressuretime pressurewater pressure
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 27 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- trysni noun (mental strain)
Armenian
1 entries- ճնշում noun (mental strain)
Bashkir
1 entries- баҫым noun (mental strain)
Belarusian
1 entries- на́ціск noun (mental strain)
Bengali
1 entries- তাল noun (mental strain)
Bulgarian
1 entries- притесне́ние noun (mental strain)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 壓力 /压力 noun (mental strain)
Czech
1 entries- tlak noun (mental strain)
Finnish
2 entries- paine noun (mental strain)
- stressi noun (mental strain)
German
1 entries- Druck noun (mental strain)
Greek
1 entries- πίεση noun (mental strain)
Hindi
1 entries- तनाव noun (mental strain)
Italian
4 entries- impellenza noun (mental strain)
- pressione noun (mental strain)
- tensione noun (mental strain)
- urgenza noun (mental strain)
Japanese
2 entries- プレッシャー noun (mental strain)
- 重圧 noun (mental strain)
Korean
1 entries- 중압 noun (mental strain)
Latin
2 entries- nīsus noun (mental strain)
- nīxus noun (mental strain)
Macedonian
2 entries- пресија noun (mental strain)
- притисок noun (mental strain)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Druck noun (mental strain)
Polish
1 entries- nacisk noun (mental strain)
Portuguese
1 entries- pressão noun (mental strain)
Russian
2 entries- давле́ние noun (mental strain)
- напряже́ние noun (mental strain)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- èiginn noun (mental strain)
Spanish
1 entries- presión noun (mental strain)
Swedish
1 entries- press noun (mental strain)
Telugu
1 entries- ఒత్తిడి noun (mental strain)
Turkish
1 entries- baskı noun (mental strain)
Ukrainian
1 entries- тиск noun (mental strain)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
External pressure grows ever more intense.
Source: tatoeba (21845)
The door gave to my pressure.
Source: tatoeba (25672)
Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.
Source: tatoeba (25723)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.