under duress

Synonyms

forced compulsorily forcibly refractorily protestingly

Examples

This man more than superseded my every expectation I had...if you live with a man under duress (this is before the victory...) he is I think...he will rank in history with some of the greats. Errol Flynn

It's sort of cathartic -- the naked exposure -- don't you think? You couldn't do it voluntarily -- could you? It's under duress -- so somehow legitimate. Circumstances beyond our control. I think I enjoyed that. Peter Greenaway

Songs sung under duress are often very powerful. Henry Rollins

I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on. Emily Blunt

Words in the phrase

under duress

Close letter words and terms

under cover of night under development under discussion under enemy siege under equal conditions under erasure