Thesaurus
Synonyms and Antonyms of besets
- he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life
badgers, dogs, hounds, pursues, rides
aggravates, agitates, annoys, bothers, bugs, chafes, distresses, disturbs, exasperates, galls, gets, grates, gripes, hagrides, harasses, harries, irks, irritates, molests, nettles, peeves, pesters, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, vexes
discomforts, discomposes, disquiets, flusters, grieves, perturbs, strains, stresses, tries, troubles, upsets, worries
crushes, oppresses, overpowers, overwhelms, smites, strikes, tyrannizes, victimizes
- the unsuspecting tourists were suddenly beset by robbers
assails, assaults, attacks, bushwhacks, charges, descends (on or upon), goes in (on), jumps (on), pounces (on or upon), raids, rushes, sets on, sics (also sicks), storms, strikes, trashes, turns (on)
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