PRESSING Synonyms

• the act of burning something

• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

• a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

• execution by electricity

• execution by fire

• a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin

• of immediate import

• driving or forcing

• tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument

• marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

• at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

• characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

• being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

• of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

• urgently needed; absolutely necessary

• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

• of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

• having crucial relevance

• of the greatest importance

• demanding attention

• requiring precise accuracy

• death of a person

• a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

• a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• having no intervening medium

• of the present time and place

• very close or connected in space or time

• immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect

• performed with little or no delay

• requiring attention or action

• relating to verbs in the imperative mood

• a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

• some duty that is essential and urgent

• a verb in the imperative mood.

• of great significance or value

• important in effect or meaning

• of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

• having authority or ascendancy or influence

• having or suggesting a consciousness of high position

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

• compelling immediate action

• urgently needed; absolutely necessary

• performing an essential function in the living body

• full of spirit; full of life

• manifesting or characteristic of life

• an instinctive motive

• a strong restless desire

• force or impel in an indicated direction

• push for something

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

• lower (prices or markets)

• cause to drop or sink

• press down

• lessen the activity or force of

• to stress, single out as important

• give extra weight to (a communication)

• (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)

• the act of contacting one thing with another

• a conspicuous success

• (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

• a dose of a narcotic drug

• a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

• a connection made via the internet to another website

• cause to move by striking

• hit against; come into sudden contact with

• deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• encounter by chance

• cause to experience suddenly

• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• drive something violently into a location

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

• hit the intended target or goal

• pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

• a tight or amorous embrace

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• fit closely or tightly

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• cause to move forward with force

• teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions