press down on

Questions about press down on

What is another word for press down on?

It depends which press down on you mean. In the sense “exert a force with a heavy weight”, the synonyms are drag down, bear down, bear down on, weigh down. Across all 1 sense there are 4 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of press down on?

WordNet records no antonym for press down on. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for press down on come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of press down on

• Full entry for press down onAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for press down onWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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