Influence
Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Usage example: the news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies
Stress and influence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stress" instead the word "Influence" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| high | high influence | high stress |
| sufficient | sufficient influence | sufficient stress |
| considerable | considerable influence | considerable stress |
| heavy | heavy influence | heavy stress |
| Other adjectives: massive, big, increased, great, enormous, little, psychic, social, personal, new, major, mental, outside, less, negative, significant, immense, tremendous, greater, undue. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The regions and local places where a given period is recreated often influence its depiction on the show, and the cast is very willing to stress this fact.
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In Warcraft 3, Arthas' hair goes white after his experiences in Northrend, though it's not entirely clear whether it was the result of the magical influence of Frostmourne or simply stress, obsession and trauma combined with frigid weather.
Source: Prematurely Grey-Haired - Then, under the influence of severe repeated head trauma and possible stress-induced brain aneurysm, she concludes that it "just makes sense," and that you "just have to choose to believe" in things you don't understand.
Source: Straw Vulcan
Cite this Source
Stress and Influence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/stress
Influence & Stress. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/stress>.
Stress or Influence. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/influence/stress.
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