high-pressure
1 of 2adjective
high-pres·sure ˈhī-ˈpre-shər 
1
a
: having or involving a high or comparatively high pressure especially greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere
b
: having a high barometric pressure
2
a
: using or involving aggressive and insistent sales techniques
b
: imposing or involving severe strain or tension
high-pressure occupations
high-pressure
2 of 2verb
high-pressured; high-pressuring; high-pressures
transitive verb
: to sell or influence by high-pressure tactics
Synonyms
Adjective
- aggressive
- ambitious
- assertive
- enterprising
- fierce
- go-getting
- in-your-face
- militant
- pushy
- self-asserting
- self-assertive
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1925, in the meaning defined above
high-pressuring
verb
1
as in marketing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- marketing
- merchandising
- trading (in)
- dealing (in)
- vending
- hustling
- merchandizing
- distributing
- retailing
- wholesaling
- peddling
- hawking
2
as in threatening
Synonyms & Similar Words
- threatening
- terrorizing
- menacing
- blackmailing
- shaming
- intimidating
- bullying
- browbeating
- cowing
- bulldozing
- blackjacking
- compelling
- hectoring
- dragging
- pressuring
- forcing
- harassing
- constraining
- coercing
- impelling
- impressing
- obliging
- driving
- sandbagging
- obligating
- pressing
- muscling
- badgering
- dragooning
- hounding
- making
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- permitting
- allowing
- talking (into)
- winning (over)
- letting
- prevailing (on or upon)
- moving
- satisfying
- arguing
- inducing
- convincing
- persuading