Pressure synonyms

Pressure synonyms such as bludgeon, arm-twisting, adversity, badger, and blackjack. Pressure is a noun, and its antonyms are relief and ease. Additionally, here are 71 synonyms for pressure and words similar to it.

71 synonyms for pressure

1. compulsion

Arm-twisting, badassery, badgering, coercion, compulsion, constraint, demand, duress, enforcement, entreaty, force, goading, harassment, harrying, influence, insistence, intimidation, nagging, oppression, persuasion, pestering, pressurization, and provocation.

2. tension

Adversity, burden, care, difficulty, drain, hassle, heat, load, strain, stress, tension, trouble, and weight.

3. push

Badger, blackjack, bludgeon, brainwash, bring pressure to bear on, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, coerce, dragoon, fast-talk, force, goad, harass, harry, hound, hustle, influence, intimidate, lean on, nag, persuade, pester, press, pressurize, prod, push, put pressure on, put the screws/squeeze on, railroad, squeeze, strong-arm, twist someone's arm, and use pressure on.

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