BELEAGUERED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

beleaguered

verb

past tense of beleaguer

as in besieged

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

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Recent Examples of beleaguered Still, many states’ systems were beleaguered with payout delays that continue today. —

Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026 The agricultural economy, beleaguered by rising productions costs and low commodity prices, is expected to be facing losses for the fourth consecutive year in 2026. —

Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026 Local authorities were outnumbered and beleaguered. —

Michael Luo, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026 Original concepts include mazes set in a demonic version of the Old West, a life-sized toybox full of twisted dolls and a frozen Northern town beleaguered by monsters. —

Julie Tremaine, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beleaguered

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besieged

Verb

The interview takes a bad turn when the Ralph Lauren office building is besieged by the tabloid mob.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
But the regime, besieged by insurrections across the country, abandoned Manbij.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026