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
• aggravated
• worried
• agitated
• perturbed
• upset
• dogged
• rode
• irked
• victimized
• grieved
• stressed
• disquieted
• nettled
• hurt
• discomforted
• riled
• stabbed
• 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
• 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)
• importuned
• asked
• pleaded (to)
• entreated
• conjured
• supplicated
• solicited
• called on
• requested
• required
• impetrated
• invoked
• sued
• compelled
• forced
• desired
• bludged
• demanded
• sponged
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of besieged

In recent months, Israeli settlers have repeatedly besieged the village of Qusra, defying orders from the authorities to leave the area and trying to force Palestinian families, some of whom are also American citizens, out. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

There has been a spate of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, and the village of Qusra has been besieged by Israeli settlers for weeks. — F. Brinley Bruton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

One of them, Muammar Ibrahim, reported for Al Jazeera’s Arabic network while the city was besieged. — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

Indiana, besieged by injuries after reaching the 2025 NBA Finals, was 1-12 when Mathurin returned. — William Guillory, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Saunders is one of the most senior Australian Catholics to be convicted in a global clergy abuse scandal that has besieged the Vatican for years. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The Pratts are in serious crisis, besieged by bullies and bad neighbors outside of their house and foundation-crumbling dysfunction inside it. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026

The staff means business, with the host stand besieged by walk-ins, take-out orders, and impatient guests waiting outside. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

As a result, the federal court in South Florida has been besieged with habeas petitions. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026