/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of bear down Find synonyms for: Verb1. drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down, pressusage: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"2. bear down, overbear, compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, pressusage: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery3. charge, bear down, rushusage: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"4. bear down, contend, fight, struggleusage: exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"5. bear down, stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateusage: pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"6. bear down, charge, saddle, burdenusage: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"Adjective1. beardown(prenominal), strong (vs. weak)usage: with full strength; "his beardown performance in the exhibition game"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philanthropy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language