pressurising
Urging with insistence
Pressurising is the British spelling of pressurizing, the present participle of pressurise.
To pressurise something is to raise or maintain pressure within it, as with an aircraft cabin or a sealed container.
The word also means to apply psychological pressure to someone, attempting to coerce or persuade them: They kept pressurising him to sign the contract.
In both senses, the action involves force—physical or figurative—applied to achieve a particular result.
Inducing belief or action
- convincingAble to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- urgingStrongly encouraging action
- insistingFirmly maintaining a position
pushing · inducing · swaying · arm-twisting · strong-arming · cajoling · hectoring · badgering
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- coercingForcing through intimidation
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
overbearing · harassing · terrorizing · blackmailing · heavy-handed · fearmongering · tyrannizing · oppressing
Intensely excessive in force
- strainingExerting intense effort
- burdeningImposing a load
- taxingRequiring great effort
- overloadingExceeding safe capacity
stressing · exhausting · demanding · crushing · suffocating
Forcing into smaller space
- inflationSustained price level increase
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- sealingMaking impermeable
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
pneumatic · atmospheric · containing · aerating · carbonating · canning · autoclaving · depressurising
Rapid forward movement
- deadline-drivenMotivated by due dates
- expeditingMaking progress faster
- hurryingMoving with urgent speed
- fast-trackingAccelerating a procedure's timeline
persuading
Inducing belief or action
- convincingAble to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- urgingStrongly encouraging action
insisting · pushing · inducing · swaying · arm-twisting · strong-arming · cajoling · hectoring · badgering · nagging
bullying
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- coercingForcing through intimidation
- menacingConveying threat or danger
domineering · overbearing · harassing · terrorizing · blackmailing · heavy-handed · fearmongering · tyrannizing · oppressing · cornering
overwhelming
Intensely excessive in force
overloading · stressing · exhausting · demanding · crushing · suffocating
compression
Forcing into smaller space
hydraulic · pneumatic · atmospheric · containing · aerating · carbonating · canning · autoclaving · depressurising · equalising
rushing
Rapid forward movement
- deadline-drivenMotivated by due dates
- expeditingMaking progress faster
- hurryingMoving with urgent speed
fast-tracking · accelerating · time-sensitive · last-minute · countdown
pressurisingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
releasing · liberating · backing off · relenting · letting go
pressurisingdepressurising
Reducing internal pressure
decompressing · venting · deflating · evacuating · exhausting
press, express, pressure, impression, suppress, depress, compress, oppress, repress