Synonyms of besieged

besieged

verb

past tense of besiege

1

as in blockaded

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

armies besieged the city for six months before it finally surrendered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blockaded
• attacked
• beleaguered
• encircled
• assaulted
• leaguered
• laid siege to
• barricaded
• invested
• assailed
• beset
• blocked
• isolated
• cut off
• confined
• quarantined
• insulated
• dammed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberated
• rescued
• released
• freed
• emancipated

2

as in plagued

to cause persistent suffering to

a family besieged by worries about the faltering economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plagued
• afflicted
• persecuted
• tortured
• attacked
• beset
• tormented
• cursed
• bedeviled
• troubled
• racked
• agonized
• bothered
• anguished
• stung
• harrowed
• overwhelmed
• assailed
• struck
• disturbed
• harassed
• excruciated
• pursued
• annoyed
• oppressed
• hounded
• badgered
• harried
• pestered
• distressed
• irritated
• vexed
• exasperated
• rid
• aggravated
• worried
• agitated
• upset
• perturbed
• dogged
• rode
• irked
• victimized
• stressed
• grieved
• disquieted
• hurt
• nettled
• discomforted
• stabbed
• riled
• molested
• griped
• tyrannized
• tried
• chafed
• bugged
• flustered
• galled
• peeved
• crushed
• overpowered
• pained
• martyred
• strained
• smote
• discomposed
• grated
• put out
• piqued
• rasped
• pricked
• wrung
• smarted
• got
• hagrode
• vext
• panged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aided
• assisted
• helped
• relieved
• delivered
• abetted
• released
• comforted
• consoled
• quieted
• contented
• soothed
• reprieved
• succored
• solaced

3

as in petitioned

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

bereaved parents continued to besiege the president with pleas to end the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petitioned
• begged
• prayed
• beseeched
• implored
• appealed (to)
• called upon
• besought
• pled (to)
• importuned
• asked
• pleaded (to)
• plead (to)
• entreated
• conjured
• supplicated
• solicited
• called on
• invoked
• required
• impetrated
• requested
• sued
• compelled
• forced
• desired
• bludged
• sponged
• demanded
• coerced
• insisted
• claimed
• cadged
• mooched
• commanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implied
• suggested
• intimated
• hinted
• obliged
• satisfied
• pleased
• gratified
• pacified
• appeased
• comforted
• contented
• consoled
• quieted
• placated
• mollified
• conciliated