Durance

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Prolonged imprisonment or captivity, especially a lengthy or oppressive period of confinement.

“He was held in durance for years without ever being brought to trial.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

dur·ance

Related Words

Synonyms

imprisonmentcaptivityconfinementincarceration

Antonyms

freedom liberty

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains D, U, R, A, N, C, E with a good spread of common letters and two vowels

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, DURANCE uses reliable common tiles and hooks well onto existing words

Words Related to Durance

Words one letter different

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durante

Words you can make from Durance

Shorter words formed from the letters in “durance”.

cedarn craned dancer nacred unread acned acred adrue adunc adure ancre andre arced arend cader cadre caned caner cared carne cedar crane cread creda

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