Make
Press
Press verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Usage example: a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule
How words are described
| human | human make | human press |
| old | old make | old press |
| good | good make | good press |
| better | better make | better press |
| Other adjectives: standard, single, simple, popular, small, actual, real, large, great, huge, wrong, little, bad, terrible, quick, new, major, foreign. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Fortunately, you can press them in any sequence (as long as you press them all;) unfortunately, the more damage you take, the more presses you have to make and the less time you're allowed.
- To return to the Index Page, press "1." To make a call to Fast Eddie, press two three four five.
Source: For Inconvenience, Press "1" -
If you press it anywhere else, it will make your character start trembling and eventually explode.
Source: Press X to Die
Cite this Source
Press and Make. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/press
Make & Press. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/press>.
Press or Make. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/press.
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