high-pressure (Meaning)
high-pressure (s)
aggressively and persistently persuasive
high-pressure (a.)
Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.
Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or social life.
Synonyms & Antonyms of high-pressure
Synonyms:
- confident
- enterprising
- vigorous
- assertive
- in-your-face
- adventurous
- pushy
- daring
- dynamic
- go-getting
- energetic
- militant
Antonyms:
- resigned
- acquiescent
- yielding
- mild
- docile
- deferential
- unambitious
- passive
- compliant
- mild
- submissive
- easygoing
- ambitionless
- relaxed
- tractable
- timid
- unenterprising
- timid
- submissive
- tractable
- unassertive
- quiet
- unenterprising
- unaggressive
- nonassertive
- nonassertive
- passive
- deferential
- modest
- ambitionless
- easygoing
- shrinking
- amenable
- relaxed
- unaggressive
- acquiescent
- shrinking
- compliant
- resigned
- yielding
- docile
- amenable
- quiet
- unassertive
- unambitious
- modest
Synonyms:
- emphatic
- bare-knuckles
- insolent
- overambitious
- feisty
- domineering
- overconfident
- impudent
- bellicose
- gung ho
- hyperaggressive
- emboldened
- venturesome
- bumptious
- bare-knuckled
- cocky
- self-assertive
- disputatious
- belligerent
- discordant
- magisterial
- warlike
- audacious
- strenuous
- forward
- truculent
- determined
- argumentative
- adventuresome
- trigger-happy
- unapologetic
- brassy
- bold
- self-asserting
- hustling
- scrappy
- brash
- cheeky
- cocksure
- dashing
- unyielding
- bare-knuckle
- combative
- pugnacious
- imperious
- quarrelsome
- gutsy
- venturous
- obtrusive
- gladiatorial
- dominating
- overbearing
- contentious
Antonyms:
- servile
- laid-back
- unobtrusive
- subservient
- slavish
- groveling
- slavish
- mousy
- overmodest
- demure
- diffident
- meek
- reserved
- lowly
- overmodest
- diffident
- bashful
- grovelling
- humble
- lowly
- humble
- subdued
- grovelling
- groveling
- retiring
- subservient
- cowering
- retiring
- servile
- reserved
- meek
- cringing
- subdued
- mousy
- obsequious
- demure
- shy
- cowering
- shy
- cringing
- unobtrusive
- laid-back
- bashful
- obsequious
high-pressure Sentence Examples
- The diver experienced extreme high-pressure conditions during the deep-sea exploration.
- High-pressure steam was used to generate electricity at the power plant.
- The pilot navigated the aircraft through a high-pressure weather system.
- The scientist conducted experiments under high-pressure environments.
- The firefighter used a high-pressure hose to extinguish the blaze.
- The athlete underwent high-pressure training to improve their performance.
- The CEO faced high-pressure negotiations with potential investors.
- The musician performed on stage under high-pressure expectations.
- The job interview was a high-pressure situation for the candidate.
- The construction project was completed on time despite the high-pressure deadline.
FAQs About the word high-pressure
aggressively and persistently persuasiveHaving or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of stea
aggressive, fierce, ambitious, confident, enterprising,vigorous, assertive, in-your-face, adventurous, pushy
low-pressure, low-pressure, resigned, acquiescent, yielding, mild, docile, deferential, unambitious, passive
The diver experienced extreme high-pressure conditions during the deep-sea exploration.
High-pressure steam was used to generate electricity at the power plant.
The pilot navigated the aircraft through a high-pressure weather system.
The scientist conducted experiments under high-pressure environments.