Synonyms of leaguer

leaguer 1 of 2

noun

as in siege

the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies

Germany's abandonment of the leaguer of Stalingrad is seen as a major turning point of World War II

Synonyms & Similar Words

• siege
• blockade
• investment
• beleaguerment
• encirclement
• containment
• insulation
• isolation
• segregation
• counterblockade
• internment
• seclusion
• quarantine
• encompassment
• sequestration
• confinement
• incarceration

leaguer

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verb

archaic

as in to besiege

to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication

an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• besiege
• attack
• assault
• blockade
• beleaguer
• cut off
• dam
• encircle
• invest
• block
• beset
• barricade
• lay siege to
• isolate
• assail
• insulate
• confine
• quarantine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rescue
• release
• free
• liberate
• emancipate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leaguer

Noun

Midway through his 2024 season at Double A, Liam and another minor-leaguer were traded to the Tigers for big-leaguer Carson Kelly. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

The best month of June any second-year big-leaguer compiled came from a left-hander in Kansas City. — Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

But as his baseball game evolved past his middle-school days, Taylor gave up the other sports in anticipation of earning a living as a versatile big leaguer. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026

The co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation and the ex-major leaguer have already been found liable in the deaths of two young boys. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Phrases Containing leaguer

• big leaguer
• major leaguer