hardpressed
Barely managing resources
Hard-pressed means under severe pressure or struggling to accomplish something.
Someone hard-pressed for time has very little of it.
If you'd be hard-pressed to find a better restaurant, good alternatives are scarce.
The word often appears with an infinitive: They were hard-pressed to meet the deadline.
Also spelled as one word or two words without hyphen.
Overwhelmed by pressure
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
squeezed · taxed · overextended · overburdened · pushed · encumbered · constrained · tight
State of being hard
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- strappedLacking available funds
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- lackingBeing without something
wanting · short · deficient · needy · desperate · cash-strapped · understaffed
Made to occur unwillingly
- coercedPressured into compliance
- obligatedRequired by duty
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
required · necessitated · impelled · mandated · induced · unwilling · reluctant · cornered
Time limit for completion
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- last-minuteJust before deadline
- crunch-timeHigh-pressure deadline period
eleventh-hour · racing · scrambling · hurried · frantic · expedited
stressed
Overwhelmed by pressure
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
stretched · squeezed · taxed · overextended · overburdened · pushed · encumbered · constrained · tight · pinched
difficulty
State of being hard
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- strappedLacking available funds
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
lacking · wanting · short · deficient · needy · desperate · cash-strapped · understaffed
forced
Made to occur unwillingly
constrained · required · necessitated · impelled · mandated · induced · unwilling · reluctant · cornered · boxed-in
deadline
Time limit for completion
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- last-minuteJust before deadline
crunch-time · eleventh-hour · racing · scrambling · hurried · frantic · expedited
hardpressedcomfortable
Physically at ease
at ease · relaxed · unburdened · carefree · untroubled
hardpressedflush
Same suit, five cards
affluent · well-off · prosperous · abundant · comfortable
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