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

stresses

NOUN

emphasis

Synonyms

STRONGEST

weight

STRONG

accent accentuation beat force import importance significance urgency

Antonyms

STRONG

insignificance unimportance

WEAK

ignorance indifference relaxation

NOUN

physical or mental pressure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

calmness ease happiness health help peace relief

STRONG

calm certainty confidence contentedness trust

WEAK

ignorance indifference relaxation unimportance

VERB

accentuate, emphasize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

Example Sentences

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Apollo Chief Executive Marc Rowan and Blackstone President Jon Gray have said that fear of broad stresses in private credit are overblown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

The EU stresses the levy will be paid by the importer, not the consumer.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

But in cases of recalled trauma, he stresses, “It makes a huge difference whether that memory is true or not.”

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

As Robert Zaldivar stresses, the only way to protect L.A.’s Latino HIV-positive community is to support remaining HIV services to get tested or donate to local service organizations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

When you talk, your voice, with its pauses, stresses, rises, and falls, shows how you intend your words to fit together.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner