Other Words for Stress

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Stress as a Adjective has these synonyms:

(stress and) strain, burden, anxiety, worry, distress, pain, grief, suffering, anguish, pressure, tenseness, tension
Example: She has four elderly people to care for, the stress is beginning to show.

emphasize, accent, accentuate, lay stress or emphasis on, underscore, underline, mark, note, make a point of, bring home, focus on, bring into prominence, spotlight, feature, highlight
Example: The conference succeeded in stressing the importance of a good home life.

Stress as a Noun has these synonyms:

strain, put under strain or stress, upset, disturb, burden, worry, distress, pressurize or pressure
Example: Duncan was terribly stressed after a few months in the new job.

Stress as a Verb has these synonyms:

emphasis, force, pressure, forcefulness, accent, accentuation, prominence, ictus
Example: Many people place the stress on the first syllable of 'controversy'.

emphasis, significance, importance, weight, force, insistence, urgency
Example: She lays too much stress on looks.

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