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plural of stress.
present tense form of stress (3rd person singular).

stresses

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emphasis n.
physical or mental pressure n.
accentuate, emphasize v.
put under physical or mental pressure v.

NOUN

emphasis

Synonyms

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weight

STRONG

accent accentuation beat force import importance significance urgency

Antonyms

STRONG

insignificance unimportance

WEAK

ignorance indifference relaxation

NOUN

physical or mental pressure

Synonyms

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agony anxiety burden crunch fear hardship hassle heat intensity nervousness strain tension trauma worry

STRONG

affliction alarm albatross apprehensiveness clutch disquiet disquietude distention draw dread expectancy extension fearfulness ferment flutter force impatience misgiving mistrust oppression passion protraction pull restlessness spring stretch tautness tenseness tensity tightness traction trepidation trial urgency

WEAK

nervous tension overextension

Antonyms

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calmness ease happiness health help peace relief

STRONG

calm certainty confidence contentedness trust

WEAK

ignorance indifference relaxation unimportance

VERB

accentuate, emphasize

Synonyms

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repeat underline underscore

STRONG

accent belabor feature headline italicize spot spotlight

WEAK

dwell on harp on lay emphasis on make emphatic play up point up rub in

Antonyms

WEAK

attenuate reduce relax

VERB

put under physical or mental pressure

Synonyms

STRONG

afflict burden crunch distend force fret hassle overdo overextend pull spring strain stretch tense traumatize worry

WEAK

put in traction put on trial tense up

Antonyms

STRONG

aid calm comfort compress concentrate help placate soothe

WEAK

attenuate reduce relax

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stresses

McHale’s actual wedding was earlier this month in Newport, Rhode Island—the same week my fiancé and I were there trying to escape our own wedding-planning stresses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Vinted stresses that assessments of appeals are always carried out by its human review team.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

There are plenty of other ways that our culture has disguised unhealthy behaviors, as “Maddie’s Secret” so cunningly stresses.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

The solutions, the report stresses, will need to meet people where they are.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Since the areas of the cross sections of the supporting wires are equal, the stresses in the wire, force divided by cross-sectional area, vary as the lengths of the wires.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos