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

The settlers who carried out the attack in Jalud overnight are the same group who besieged the home of a Palestinian-American in the neighboring village of Qusra last month, local residents say. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 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