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Synonyms for pressurize
verb compel, press

bully
intimidate
suppress
repress
strong-arm
browbeat
terrorize
hinder

bulldoze
force
cow
urge
oblige
make
drive
impel

beset
push
threaten
constrain
menace
restrict
dragoon
concuss

high pressure
lean on
put the squeeze on
shotgun
make an offer they can’t refuse
twist one’s arm

Antonyms for pressurize

aid
assist
dissuade
repress
suppress

release
allow
encourage
help
let go

discourage
halt
stop
free
leave alone

Synonyms
verb force; restrain

inhibit
bind
necessitate
curb
constrict
stifle
incarcerate
chain
immure
deprive
coerce

intern
check
make
compel
confine
urge
oblige
cork
pressure
bridle
disallow

hog-tie
deny
bar
drive
withhold
impel
jail
imprison
ban
bottle up
hold back

hold down
concuss
cool off
hem in
hold in
keep lid on
put half nelson on
shotgun

Antonyms

aid
assist
loosen
release
liberate
permit
dissuade

delay
repress
allow
free
help
encourage
let go

indulge
leave alone
discourage
halt
stop

Synonyms
verb obligate to do something

urge
charge
move
oblige
require
impose
compel
drive
restrict
pressure
drag
limit
inflict
demand

press
cause
order
make
wrest
necessitate
insist
coerce
enjoin
apply
exact
fix
constrain
draft

overcome
impress
blackmail
burden
wring
extort
bind
choke
contract
impel
command
obtrude
occasion
strong-arm

enforce
bear down
sandbag
conscript
dragoon
concuss
shotgun
bear hard on
bring pressure to bear upon
pin down
put screws to
put squeeze on

Antonyms

dissuade
release
disallow
prevent
permit
aid
surrender

discourage
free
stop
check
halt
let go
leave alone

forget
allow
give
neglect
help
yield

Synonyms
verb induce, compel

start
require
cause
force
drive
secure

coerce
oblige
tamper
impress
effect
interfere

impel
initiate
press
constrain
meddle
bring about

horn in
dragoon
concuss
shotgun
prevail upon

Antonyms

ignore
destroy
raze
ruin
dissuade
prevent
demote
renounce

deny
disallow
refuse
refute
veto
measure
stop
let go

leave alone
neglect
crush
discourage
halt
calculate
lose
fail

Synonyms
verb pressure, trouble

urge
sue
force
worry
demand
push
assail
squeeze
petition
afflict

exhort
plead
importune
beset
torment
enjoin
sell
depress
compel
disquiet

vex
implore
besiege
sadden
plague
railroad
constrain
beg
entreat
harass

supplicate
oppress
come at
weigh down
buttonhole
insist on
lean on
work on

Antonyms

dissuade
aid
comfort
delight
soothe
assist

gladden
discourage
give
help
answer
make happy

please
cheer
pull
leave alone

Synonyms
verb pressure

cheat
pinch
squeeze
extort
ream
extract

force
do
wrest
bilk
chisel
oppress

wring
coerce
wrench
constrain
exact
bleed

defraud
hold a knife to
put screws to
shake down

Antonyms

give
let go

help
unscrew

untwist

Synonyms
verb try to get money out of

pinch
extract
wring
extort

bleed
milk
pressure
wrench

oppress
eke out
bring pressure to bear
lean on

put screws to
shake down

Antonyms

donate
expand

give
uncompress

Synonyms
verb warn, pressure

intimidate
menace
scare
portend
forewarn
caution
growl
forebode

torment
presage
browbeat
bully
blackmail
admonish
snarl
spook

terrorize
cow
fulminate
abuse
scowl
augur
bluster
enforce

comminate
flex muscles
look daggers
make threat
push around
shake fist at
walk heavy

Antonyms

assist
compliment
praise
alleviate
protect

guard
help
please
approve
commend

flatter
defend
relieve
save