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Press

🔄 Synonyms of "Press"

29 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
entreatverb	(transitive) To ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a benefit or favour).
urgenoun	A strong desire; an itch to do something.
compactnoun	Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
pushverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
adjureverb	(transitive) To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.
beseechverb	To beg or implore something of (a person).
crushverb	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
contractnoun	An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
squeezeverb	(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
exhortverb	To urge; to advise earnestly.
bidnoun	(pharmacology) twice a day, two times per day
jamnoun	(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
pressingnoun	Needing urgent attention.
constrictverb	(ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
pressurenoun	A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
compressverb	(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
insistencenoun	An urgent demand.
closetnoun	A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
wardrobenoun	(figuratively) A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
urge onverb	(transitive) to encourage; motivate; to offer encouragement to.
fourth estatenoun	(idiomatic) Journalism or journalists considered as a group; the press.
imperativenessnoun	The state or condition of being imperative.
insistencynoun	The quality of being insistent.
weighverb	(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
printing pressnoun	A mechanical device used for printing text or images repeatedly.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Press"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
pressurenoun	A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
compressnoun	(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
pushnoun	An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
squeezenoun	An instance of squeezing.
crushnoun	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
constrictverb	(ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
weighnoun	The act of weighing, of measuring the weight
urge onverb	(transitive) to encourage; motivate; to offer encouragement to.
insistencenoun	An urgent demand.
insistencynoun	The quality of being insistent.
wardrobenoun	(figuratively) A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
urgenoun	A strong desire; an itch to do something.
closetnoun	A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
weightliftverb	(intransitive, rare, sports) To practise weightlifting.
printing pressnoun	A mechanical device used for printing text or images repeatedly.
adjureverb	(transitive) To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.
compactnoun	An agreement or contract.
press outverb	Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.
exhortverb	To urge; to advise earnestly.
entreatnoun	(obsolete) Synonym of entreaty (“an act of asking earnestly or begging for something”); an appeal, a plea.