pressurized
Filled with force
Pressurized describes something maintained at artificially controlled air pressure, typically higher than the surrounding environment.
Aircraft cabins are pressurized so passengers can breathe at high altitudes.
Pressurized containers hold gases or liquids under compression: a pressurized fuel tank.
Figuratively, a pressurized situation involves intense stress or urgency: The team worked in a pressurized environment leading up to the deadline.
Simple wooden dwelling
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
decompression · spacesuit · atmosphere · vacuum · cockpit · fuselage · aviation · jetliner
Large storage vessel
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- canisterSealed cylindrical container
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
oxygen · gas · nitrogen · helium · propane · acetylene · CO2 · argon
Underwater naval craft
- divingEntering water deliberately
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- hydrostaticOf fluid pressure at rest
bathysphere · decompression · saturation · aquanaut · submersible · hull · chamber · rebreather
Defeated by sheer volume
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- tenseStrained or nervous
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- deadlineTime limit for completion
burnout · exhausted · frantic · demanding · high-stakes · urgent · on-edge · overloaded
Made to occur unwillingly
- compelledMade to act
- pushedApplied pressure to move
- strong-armedCoerced through force
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
cornered · arm-twisted · railroaded · squeezed · intimidated · badgered · hectored · steamrolled
cabin
Simple wooden dwelling
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
airlock · decompression · spacesuit · atmosphere · vacuum · cockpit · fuselage · aviation · jetliner · astronaut
tank
Large storage vessel
air · oxygen · gas · nitrogen · helium · propane · acetylene · CO2 · argon · keg
submarine
Underwater naval craft
- divingEntering water deliberately
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
hydrostatic · bathysphere · decompression · saturation · aquanaut · submersible · hull · chamber · rebreather · deep-sea
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
deadline · burnout · exhausted · frantic · demanding · high-stakes · urgent · on-edge · overloaded · harried
forced
Made to occur unwillingly
- compelledMade to act
- pushedApplied pressure to move
- strong-armedCoerced through force
bullied · cornered · arm-twisted · railroaded · squeezed · intimidated · badgered · hectored · steamrolled · browbeaten
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
- pressureabsolute, psi, pascal, kilopascal, hectopascal
- vehicle adjectivesfast, slow, new, old, used
- lab qualitiessterile, calibrated, controlled, precise, accurate
- container traitsairtight, leakproof, sealed, watertight, stackable
- High Altitudealtitude sickness, thin air, hypoxia, oxygen deprivation, acclimatization
pressurizedunpressurized
At normal atmospheric pressure
depressurized · nonpressurized · underpressurized · vented · atmospheric
pressurizedunpressured
Free from external demands
relaxed · free · unconstrained · at ease · unburdened
- pressurized cabinAir-regulated aircraft enclosure
- pressurized airAtmosphere at elevated force
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