Need another word that means the same as “duress”? Find 28 synonyms and 30 related words for “duress” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Duress” are: coercion, compulsion, force, pressure, intimidation, threats, constraint, enforcement, exaction, oppression, insistence, demand, entreaty, goading, provocation, harassment, nagging, badgering, arm-twisting, persuasion, influence, imprisonment, internment, confinement, detention, custody, captivity, restraint
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “duress” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| arm-twisting | Persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure. |
| badgering | A native or resident of Wisconsin. |
| captivity | The condition of being imprisoned or confined. He was held in captivity until he died. |
| coercion | Using force to cause something to occur. Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement. |
| compulsion | Using force to cause something to occur. He felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident. |
| confinement | The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary. He was held in confinement. |
| constraint | The state of being physically constrained. Time constraints make it impossible to do everything. |
| custody | (with `in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child. He is in the custody of police. |
| demand | The act of demanding. The automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips. |
| detention | The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody. The detention of tardy pupils. |
| enforcement | The act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to. The strict enforcement of environmental regulations. |
| entreaty | An earnest or humble request. An entreaty to stop the fighting. |
| exaction | A sum of money exacted from someone. The billions flow in through 28 taxes and countless smaller exactions. |
| force | The army navy and air force of a country. A government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man. |
| goading | A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion. |
| harassment | The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism. They face daily harassment and assault on the streets. |
| imprisonment | The state of being imprisoned; captivity. The imprisonment of captured soldiers. |
| influence | A person or thing with the capacity to have an influence on someone or something. Used her parents influence to get the job. |
| insistence | Continual and persistent demands. Alison s insistence on doing the washing up straight after the meal. |
| internment | The state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons. He was threatened with internment in a concentration camp. |
| intimidation | The feeling of discouragement in the face of someone’s superior fame or wealth or status etc. The intimidation of witnesses and jurors. |
| nagging | Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault. |
| oppression | The act of subjugating by cruelty. A region shattered by oppression and killing. |
| persuasion | A group or sect holding a particular religious belief. I am not of your persuasion. |
| pressure | The pressure exerted by the atmosphere. The pressures of city life. |
| provocation | Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment. Twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin. |
| restraint | A rule or condition that limits freedom. A policy of restraint in public spending. |
| threats | A warning that something unpleasant is imminent. Earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan. |
| abduction | The action of forcibly taking someone away against their will. Abductions by armed men in plain clothes. |
| blackmail | Money demanded by a person or group engaged in blackmail. They were acquitted of charges of blackmail. |
| captive | Giving or marked by complete attention to. A captive animal. |
| captivity | The condition of being imprisoned or confined. The third month of their captivity passed. |
| coerce | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means. Their confessions were allegedly coerced by torture. |
| coercion | The act of compelling by force of authority. They didn t have to use coercion. |
| compel | Necessitate or exact. The water shortage compels conservation. |
| compelling | Not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction. A compelling film. |
| compulsion | An urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid. He felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident. |
| compulsory | Required by rule. The abuse of compulsory powers. |
| confinement | The state of being confined. My grandmother s last six confinements. |
| constrain | To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement. Duty constrains one to act often contrary to one s desires or inclinations. |
| constraint | A device that retards something’s motion. They would be able to talk without constraint. |
| custody | Imprisonment. The mother was awarded custody of the children. |
| disarmament | Act of reducing or depriving of arms. Disarmament treaties between America and the former Soviet Union. |
| dispossess | Deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions. He dispossessed Hendrie and set off on a solo run. |
| enforced | Forced or compelled or put in force. A life of enforced inactivity. |
| fixation | An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely. Biopsy specimens were placed in cassettes before fixation in formalin. |
| force | Take by force. Mark forced her arms back above her head. |
| forcible | Done by force. Signs of forcible entry. |
| hale | Prolific United States writer (1822-1909. Hale and hearty. |
| imprisonment | The state of being imprisoned. The imprisonment of captured soldiers. |
| make | Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. What make of car is that. |
| obsession | The state of being obsessed with someone or something. He was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist. |
| pressure | The act of pressing the exertion of pressure. She pressured her son to accept a job offer from the bank. |
| restraint | A device which limits or prevents freedom of movement. He urged the protestors to exercise restraint. |
| restriction | An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation. The restriction of local government power. |
| tighten | Become tight or tighter. Tighten the rules. |
| travail | Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child. Creation may travail in pain but it cannot escape its destiny. |
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