Pressure and Prompt

Pressure

Pressure verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

Prompt and pressure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prompt" instead a verb "Pressure".

Prompt

Prompt verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Usage example: prompted the reluctant performer onto the stage with loud cheers and whistles

Pressure and prompt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pressure" instead a verb "Prompt".

How words are described

gentle gentle pressure gentle prompt
normal normal pressure normal prompt
little little pressure little prompt
further further pressure further prompt

Common collocations

people pressure people prompt people
someone pressure someone prompt someone
confession pressure confession prompt confession
anyone pressure anyone prompt anyone
Other words: opponents.
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