Synonyms for duress
dʊˈrɛs, dyʊ-, ˈdʊər ɪs, ˈdyʊər-duress

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1. duress

   Bonds may be of cord, leather, or any other substance that can bind; chains are of linked metal. Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron fastenings for the feet; gyves may be for either. A shackle is a metallic ring, clasp, or bracelet-like fastening for encircling and restraining a limb: commonly one of a pair, used either for hands or feet. Bonds, fetters, and chains are used in a general way for almost any form of restraint. Gyves is now wholly poetic, and the other words are mostly restricted to the literary style; handcuffs is the specific and irons the general term in popular usage; as, the prisoner was put in irons. Bonds, chains, and shackles are frequently used in the metaphorical sense.

   Synonyms:
   bondage, bonds, chains, custody, durance, fetter, gyves, handcuffs, imprisonment, irons, manacles, shackles

Princeton's WordNet

1. duressnoun

   compulsory force or threat

   "confessed under duress"

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1. • Force

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1. duressnoun

   Synonyms:
   constraint, restraint, captivity, confinement, imprisonment, durance

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1. List of paraphrases for "duress":

   coercion, compulsion, constraint, coercive, stress

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1. Republican Governor Bruce Rauner:

   If it determined that any school district was in financial duress, the state board has the right, the legal authority, to block any debt offerings.

2. Gregory Anderson:

   The tyranny of distance in Africa can not be overstated, especially during life-threatening MEDEVAC situations, while the primary mission of Warfighter Recover Network is to rescue our military personnel during operations in Africa its robustness allows for unique missions like this. We are all grateful for the pilots, crews, medics, and rescue professionals and the courage they demonstrate to help anyone under duress.

3. Mark Mulholland:

   It's not a company under duress by any means, but it's not trading at as big as a discount as it was before.

4. Lisa Torraco:

   He wasn't distracted and he wasn't under duress and he didn't overlook anything, he did his job the way he was told and taught to do his job. He relied on other people to do their job because they're professionals as well.

5. Josh Stech:

   Often people are in duress, they are going through a transaction that is unfamiliar and high stakes and typically there is a relocation, divorce or death involved.