LEAGUERED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

leaguered

verb

past tense of leaguer, archaic

as in besieged

to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer

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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

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With the wind and the sea now working against them, Odysseus and his men were next led to the Laestrygonian giants, who brutally attacked them, leaving them with only one ship and its crew.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Iran attacked a power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait, the Gulf nation said on Saturday.

— Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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