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Definition of stress : 1. To place emphasis on; to make emphatic; emphasize.
2. To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.

Synonyms:

idiom, extension, stretch, mark, emphasis, adjudicate, focal point, point up, punctuate, pull, intensity, alarm, melodic phrase, melodic line, tensity, pinch, misgiving, traction, focussing, apprehension, hardship, try, seek, nisus, assay, peace, fear, tense, strive, accentuation, tune, force, affliction, quiet, nervousness, reach, filtrate, highlight, fluster, test, taste, mental strain, feature, trepidation, spring, separate out, important, draw, restlessness, try on, speech pattern, tenor, melody, accent, filter, nervous strain, vehemence, ferment, tense up, protraction, centering, tautness, tenseness, burden, direction, strain, italicize, extend, try out, puree, anxiety, form, emphasise, disquietude, accent mark, examine, mistrust, distort, breed, striving, essay, variant, line, trial, passion, judge, play up, calm, pains, expectancy, impatience, tension, disquiet, stock, jitters, dialect, sift, prove, underscore, render, sieve, agony, focus, hear, distention, song, air, latent hostility, sample, attempt, fearfulness, straining, var., deform, filter out, nidus, dread, focusing, urgency, flutter

compel (part of speech: verb)

drive, nag, impel, browbeat, dictate, intimidate, coerce, goad, dragoon, incite, press, galvanize, propel, oblige, bully, mandate, foment, motivate, bulldoze, stimulate, spark, pressure, urge, hijack, compel, cause, daunt, push

intensify (part of speech: verb)

escalate, deepen, sharpen, heighten, magnify, increase, emphasize, intensify, exaggerate, accentuate, underline

importance (part of speech: noun)

importance, import, weight, significance

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