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pressures

NOUN

physical force, weight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burden squeeze strain strength stress tension

STRONG

compressing compression crushing encumbrance heaviness load mass shear squeezing thrust

Antonyms

STRONGEST

relaxation

WEAK

ease facility peace

NOUN

demand, difficulty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversity burden constraint force hardship heat influence power strain stress tension trouble weight

STRONG

affliction albatross choke clout coercion compulsion confinement crunch discipline distress drag duress exigency hassle hurry load misfortune necessity obligation persuasion press pull requirement sway unnaturalness urgency

WEAK

full court press inside track pressure cooker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance benefit blessing ease favor help impotence incapacity incompetence peace powerlessness relaxation unimportance weakness

STRONG

comfort freedom health

WEAK

facility

VERB

bother, urge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compel constrain insist press push

STRONG

drive impel politick rush sell squeeze

WEAK

come at lean on push around twist arm work over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pull

STRONG

dissuade repress retard slow

WEAK

leave alone

Example Sentences

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JGB prices may also be supported by a mild decline in crude oil prices that could ease inflationary pressures in Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Details on pipeline inflationary pressures will also be in focus when May producer price figures are released on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

One way to gauge how much those pressures could worsen is to monitor where the bond market expects inflation to go next.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Some staff described concerns about a lack of "civility" between different teams working under stress, and managers who lacked awareness of "the reality of daily pressures".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

It was the war, she persistently told herself, it was the prison of camp life, the pressures of the times, their exile from home, that explained his distance.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson