HIGH-PRESSURED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

high-pressured 1 of 2

adjective

as in intensive

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high-pressured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of high-pressure

as in marketed

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as in threatened

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Adjective

Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
On the cost side, Zuckerberg did acknowledge that Muse is currently very compute-intensive.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of intensive

Verb

Race affects how pop groups are marketed, and this in turn shapes what kinds of expression are seen as racially appropriate.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
While often marketed as a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes pose significant health risks.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of marketed

Verb

Clark plays the daughter of Ursula (Jessica Chastain) and Russ (Jay Duplass), a young girl terrorized by a sinister figure who looks just like her mother, known as the titular Other Mommy.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Set in 1988, this new installment follows a family who leaves Jakarta for Bandung in search of a fresh start, only to be terrorized by the restless spirit of a young girl and her doll, Ghawiah.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of terrorized

Adjective

While this trend signals mounting pressure across financing conditions, analysts note that a modest retrenchment in market risk exposure represents a healthy calibration, serving as a buffer to mitigate concentrated risk spillovers.

— , CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Protein powders are a concentrated source of bioavailable protein, with a scoop of whey protein packing as much as 28 grams.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of concentrated

Verb

Investigators said at the time that more than 25 songs had been played or distributed online without permission from Eminem or the group that owns his music, Capitol Labels Group.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The numbers were distributed evenly across the incoming beam, and whether the photon passed the polarizer depended on its number and the polarizer’s angle.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

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