PRESSURING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

pressuring 1 of 2

noun

as in lobbying

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pressuring

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verb

present participle of pressure

as in forcing

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure his father pressured him to go out for the swim team

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Recent Examples of pressuring

Noun

The first drills Monday focused on rebounding, the next half-dozen on various aspects of their pressuring, helping, swarming, trapping defense. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026 As the two wander around the museum—one pressuring, the other deflecting—the novel portrays their professed enmity as underscored by the force of attraction, even of love. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026 Coercion and pressuring cannot solve problems. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 There are similarities between the standoff playing out between the White House and the Fed, and President Richard Nixon’s pressuring of the central bank in the 1970s, according to Nomura. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025

Verb

Meanwhile, angry residents continue to flood once-sleepy municipal board meetings, pressuring officials to reject data center proposals. — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 More concerning was the lack of impact from third-year forward Buzelis, who struggled to achieve his goal of pressuring the Raptors at the rim. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Investors are laser focused on whether the company can stabilize performance there without pressuring profitability given the fierce competition. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Pass rush doesn’t get home The Hurricanes also had their share of quarterback pressures, getting in the backfield and pressuring FSU quarterback Ashton Daniels 21 times. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 The timing suggested that the United States was consciously undercutting an ostensible ally, pressuring Zelensky to step aside or risk catastrophic outcomes on the battlefield. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors say their detention was viewed by senior Venezuelan officials as a means of pressuring Washington. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Washington also missed opportunities to build meaningful leverage over Russia, instead lavishly courting it with potential commercial deals and other incentives while pressuring Kyiv to accept Moscow’s conditions. — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026 While higher gasoline prices have pinched drivers, high diesel prices are pressuring consumers more broadly. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressuring

Noun

For some organizations, such as the Association for Accessible Medicines, an increase in lobbying spending is the result of a concerted effort to flex their advocacy muscle.

— Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of lobbying

Verb

Cooper has led wire-to-wire over Republican opponent Michael Whatley, maintaining wide polling and fundraising leads and forcing key GOP super PACs to pause spending in the race to focus elsewhere.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
The question is going to voters because opponents gathered petition signatures forcing a referendum.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of forcing

Noun

Three dedicated Claude courses progress from basic prompting and research to reusable Skills, integrations, and multi-step AI workflows.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
The researchers’ solution was to stop relying only on what the person was physically asking, either by action or direct prompting, and instead receive confirmation from the brain itself.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of prompting

Verb

In lawsuits filed last year, Chegg and PMC accused Google of abusing its monopoly power by coercing publishers into supplying content for AI Overviews for free, or risk disappearing from search results.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2026
Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of coercing

Noun

Suleiman Sami’s business, S Sami Services LLC, provides transportation services, event ticket sales and social media influencing.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026
When students graduate, they'll be prepared for roles in content strategy, digital influencing, brand development, social media management and audience engagement across industries.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of influencing

Verb

Last year, Wangari pushed through a law compelling the government to open more than a hundred registry offices, and making identity documents a fundamental right for every citizen.

— Vivienne Walt, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
The state’s campaign watchdog can seek a court order compelling an influencer to disclose that they were paid, but that can take months.

— Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of compelling

Noun

The new Chandelier sandal, characterized by its serpent-spiral shape, is hand embroidered with more than 170 swaying drop beads made from multifaceted or transparent crystals.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Gerber was just 18 at the time, and appeared in the cover swaying and singing with Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of swaying

Verb

The system can also halt the procedure and involve a human operator at specific stages, such as in specific manual underwriting procedures, instead of obligating all files through the same system.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Your 11th House of Friends lights up as the life-giving Sun energizes that area, squaring obligating Saturn in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026

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