to stress

Examples

• All

• In advocating for the bill, the Senate Judiciary Committee stressed its limited effect.

  Academic text (2017)

• One more thing, I cannot stress this enough, people.

  Beerfest (2006)

• And so with that, let me just stress a few things.

• Listen, can I sit down and stress this one more time?

• I cannot stress enough, this will kill you.

• I cannot stress that enough.

  Waiting on Mary (2016)

• Your questions should also, let me stress, be brief and to the point.

• I can't stress the importance of this deal.

  Hellcat's Revenge II: Deadman's Hand (2019)

• I can't stress enough how much your help could mean to the thousands of families that depend on us for medical care.

  King of New York (1990)

• Predominantly beginning in the 1990s, civil and environmental engineers have stressed the importance of sustainable development.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

E

to emphasize

vsto stress

• US

397 3.7

To show that something is very important

is about giving importance when speaking or writing rather than general notice

A

to accentuate

vsto stress

27 6.0

Make a part of something more noticeable

is about showing importance in speech or writing rather than highlighting features

U

to underline

vsto stress

25 3.2

To show that something is important in speech or writing

is used specifically in speech or writing rather than in other contexts

A

to accent

vsto stress

6 4.2

To make something seem more important or noticeable

is used for importance in speech or writing, not a neutral mention

Antonyms

D

to diminish

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

D

to downplay

59 5.3

Show something as less important or serious than it is

Idioms

U

under a lot of stress

24 2.8

People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening

Phrasal Verbs

R

to relieve stress

5 3.5

To make you feel less tense or worried

M

to manage stress

3 3.2

To use activities like exercise or talking to someone that reduce stress and help you feel calmer

A

to avoid stress

2 3.2

Stay away from things that make you feel nervous or worried to protect your health

R

to relieve stress

• Specialized

5.8

To reduce forces inside a metal or glass, usually by heating it

Compounds

S

stress test

• Specialized

8 4.4

A test that checks how something works under pressure or bad conditions

S

stress fracture

• Specialized

5 4.6

A small crack in a bone caused by doing the same movement again and again

P

posttraumatic stress disorder

• Specialized

2 4.4

A long-lasting problem in the mind after a very frightening event that causes flashbacks, strong fear, and avoidance of reminders

S

stress reliever

2 3.2

A thing or activity that helps you feel less tense

S

to stress test

• Specialized

2 3.9

To put something under heavy load to see how it works

S

stress mark

• Specialized

1 5.8

A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly

S

stress incontinence

• Specialized

1 6.2

Leak urine during actions that put pressure on the bladder, like coughing, laughing, or lifting

C

chokehold of stress

• Informal

8.8

A strong feeling of worry that makes it hard to breathe or think

M

mechanical stress

• Specialized

5.1

Force inside a material that acts on each small part because of outside forces

I

initial stress

• Specialized

5.6

A strong sound on the first syllable of a word

S

sentence stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on some words or syllables in speech that changes rhythm and meaning

W

word stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on one syllable when you say a word with more than one syllable

How Emphasized

to insist

∞ 2.8

to emphasize

• US

397 3.7

to stress

183 3.1

to note

951 1.6

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology