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

Meanwhile, the palace has been besieged by loutish suitors, led by the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), all of them vying for the queen’s hand in remarriage and mooching off the absent king’s food and wine. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

There was a dinner for 500 after the fashion show on Tuesday night, and he was besieged by guests wanting to talk to him, talk his picture, take selfies, and just bask in his glory. — Dylan Jones, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

Waiting for him in Ithaca are a teenage son who has never met him, a wife besieged by 108 suitors, and an old dog. — Valentina Colosimo, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026

After word spread that a local attorney was starting a class action, residents said they were besieged by out-of-town lawyers competing aggressively for their business. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Boston was besieged by the Tartan Army. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 28 June 2026

The mass shooting that claimed 49 lives and injured dozens of others—the deadliest hate crime targeting LGBTQ+ people in American history—still leaves a grievous mark, most especially in a city, state and nation besieged with new attacks on the gay community. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

In place of the ancient forest was a shorn land besieged by uncontrollable wildfires, prone to land-slides and erosion. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Tony season in New York is a veritable marathon for theater-folk, who are besieged by invites to countless classy events in succession. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026