71 synonyms for pressure such as bludgeon, arm-twisting, adversity, badger, and blackjack. Pressure is a noun, and its antonyms are relief and ease.
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.
Adversity, burden, care, difficulty, drain, hassle, heat, load, strain, stress, tension, trouble, and weight.
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.