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 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

His entries have always been besieged by cameos from popular characters such as Iron Man, Nick Fury, or, as in No Way Home, the Spider-Men that preceded Holland’s take. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 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

The species is now endangered, extinct on the Australian mainland for three thousand years and besieged on the island that is its last refuge. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The sidebar will open with Netflix’s Below, from creator Jesse McKeown, a six-part supernatural thriller that centers on a seaside town Newfoundland besieged by a sea creature and stars Mackenzie Davis, Charlie Heaton and Josh Hartnett. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Penelope is unable to just govern Ithaca herself and is besieged by the suitors and patronized by her son; Helen is kidnapped by Paris (or is given to him as a prize by Aphrodite or elopes with him), setting off the Trojan War. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

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