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push buttons

VERB
agitate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alarm confuse disconcert distract disturb excite fluster incite inflame perturb work up
STRONG
argue arouse bug craze debate discompose discuss dispute disquiet examine ferment flurry move rouse ruffle spook stimulate stir trouble unhinge upset ventilate worry
WEAK
bug up burn up egg on get to make flip psych turn on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appease calm clarify comfort discourage explain order organize pacify quiet reassure soothe tranquilize
STRONG
agree go along please
WEAK
lull not bother
VERB
control
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administer command conduct deal with dominate govern handle lead manage manipulate oversee regulate rule run supervise
STRONG
administrate advise boss bully call direct discipline domineer guide head instruct overlook pilot predominate quarterback regiment steer subject subjugate superintend
WEAK
be in saddle call the signals head up hold purse strings hold sway over hold the reins reign over run the show run things
Antonyms
STRONGEST
comply consent follow mismanage neglect obey serve submit surrender yield
STRONG
misguide mislead
WEAK
abandon chance forsake give up jump in let go relinquish renounce resign risk rush
VERB
distress
Synonyms
STRONG
afflict aggrieve agonize ail bother break bug depress desolate discombobulate disquiet disturb dog eat get grieve harass harry hound hurt injure irk irritate miff nag needle oppress pain peeve perplex pester plague push rack sadden strain strap stress torment torture trouble try vex weigh wound
WEAK
be on one's case burn up do a number on get to give a hard time make it tough for nit-pick pick on tick off
Antonyms
STRONG
aid appease assist assuage be happy build calm cheer comfort cure delight discourage dissuade fix gladden heal help hide ignore leave alone make happy mend neglect placate please relieve soothe support

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“You know how to push buttons really fast but don’t have the attention level to focus on your teacher,” said Horowitz-Kraus, head of the educational neuroimaging group at Technion, an Israeli university.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Pret's reporting system revealed there had been several call-outs relating to defective or frozen push buttons in the previous 19 months.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023

But “Unicorn Wars” is forcefully provocative, trying too hard to push buttons at the cost of more nuanced explorations of masculinity and power.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Students try on headsets and tentatively push buttons on various radio switchboards.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2021

I could use it to run, push buttons of one sort or another, make things happen.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood