Antonyms 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

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1. • Force

Princeton's WordNet

1. duressnoun

   compulsory force or threat

   "confessed under duress"

How to use duress in a sentence?

1. Robert Francis Kennedy:

   If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation-and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

2. Nic Cheeseman:

   The two main vulnerabilities are how do you know people are not filling in ballots under duress, and how do you know that the vote is getting to the place it needs to be counted.

3. Thomas Ullmann:

   One of the things you look for in a defendant in a death penalty case is remorse and an acceptance of responsibility, for Tsarnaev, his lawyers are looking for the duress of being under the influence of his older brother.

4. Ali Vaez:

   Iran is quite experienced in living under economic duress ... In the past few years, its non-oil exports have grown significantly and so has their trade with neighboring countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, iran can also smuggle oil and generate some revenue.

5. 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.

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