Stresses

Synonyms for "stresses" (347 found)

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cramp cretic crisis cross crowd crunch curse cut dactyl dactylic hexameter decompensation diaeresis difficulties difficulty dig dimeter dipody distress disturb dochmiac

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maintain make a federal case mark masculine caesura materiality measure mental shock mental strain merit meter metrical accent metrical foot metrical group metrical unit metrics metron molossus moment mora movement

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nasty blow need nerve nervous strain nervous tension note nudge numbers overaccentuate overemphasize overexert overexertion overextend overextension overstrain overstress overtax overtaxing paeon pain pang paramountcy passion pentameter pentapody period pile drive pinch place emphasis on play play up plight point point up poke precedence predicament preeminence press pressure primacy primary stress priority proceleusmatic prod prominence prosodics prosody psychological stress pull pump punch punctuate push put emphasis on pyrrhic quantity rack ram ram down rash impulse rattle rhythm rhythmic pattern rhythmical stress rigor rub in run run against sea of troubles secondary stress self-importance shake shock shoulder shove significance sore sore spot spasm spondee spotlight sprung rhythm star strain strain every nerve straining stress accent stress and strain stress of life stress pattern stressfulness stretch stroke suffering superiority supremacy sweat blood swing syzygy tamp tautness tax taxing tender spot tense tenseness tertiary stress tetrameter tetrapody tetraseme thesis throes thrust tone torque torsion trauma traumatism trial tribrach tribulation trimeter tripody triseme trochee trouble troubles tug underline underscore upset urge urgency vale of tears value vicissitude weak stress weight worry worth wound wrench

Verb(6 words)

make much punctuate strain thrutch try underline

Noun(4 words)

strain stress accent tenseness tension

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They are faced with a multitude of stresses.

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Gravity stresses the human body.

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The woman of today is exposed to various stresses. She must try to reconcile career and family life.

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The boss stresses punctuality.

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