Duress synonyms
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pressure (related)
Pressure is an application of force by pressing, or an urgent demand or force which can cause stress.
Any of the four natural phenomena involving the interaction between particles of matter. From the strongest to the weakest, the four forces are the strong nuclear force , the electromagnetic force , the weak nuclear force , and gravity .
A compelling or being compelled; coercion; constraint
s-68 (related)
restraint (related)
An influence that inhibits or restrains:
A confinement in a place, especially a prison.
Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
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The definition of a threat is a statement of an intent to harm or punish, or a something that presents an imminent danger or harm.
The capacity to resist attack; impregnability:
Intense force or great power, as in natural phenomena:
attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
house-arrest (related)
cross-examination (related)
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The improper use of economic power to alter, shape, or otherwise control the actions of another.
The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
The definition of captivity is the state of being trapped, imprisoned or confined.
The definition of confinement is the action or state of being contained or kept in a place or situation.
An enforced delay
durance
(Archaic) Imprisonment, esp. when long continued
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Find another word for duress. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for duress, like: pressure, force, compulsion, s-68, restraint, imprisonment, incarceration, stranglehold, threat, strength and violence.