SIEGES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

sieges

noun

plural of siege

as in bouts

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city

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as in blockades

the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies after a siege of six weeks, the city of Vicksburg surrendered to General Grant and his Union forces

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Recent Examples of sieges Which is why many Americans have begun to tire of the sieges in their communities. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 As in traditional sieges, the focus is on the vulnerable flow of supplies rather than a defended position. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 However, Birru said the sieges were not fully broken. — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026 Now requests are arriving steadily from New York, Maine, and Milan, other locales bracing for their own sieges. — Kathryn Savage, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026 Surovstev’s birthplace, present-day Mariupol, Ukraine, has endured some of the most devastating strikes and sieges from Russia during the war. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025 Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart. — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 So in the worst sieges in Syria, people could smuggle themselves in and out. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025 Mississippi’s Vicksburg is another historic hotspot, where one of the most pivotal Civil War sieges occurred at Vicksburg National Military Park. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2020

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Noun

Sarah Breeden, deputy governor of the Bank of England, said agentic AI could amplify volatility during bouts of market stress.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 July 2026
That’s because a parasite called Cyclospora, which can contaminate raw produce and causes ferocious and long-lasting bouts of diarrheal illness, is making people sick across several states.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of bouts

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Once the blockades end, a rebound in demand combined with excess liquidity is expected to drive inflation higher.

— Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Export blockades caused by the Iran war have raised demand for the refinery’s fuels in African countries such as Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of blockades

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The United States also revoked a license for Iran to sell oil in response to a series of attacks on the commercial vessels that the regime has not taken responsibility for.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 8 July 2026
This appears to be one of Kyiv's deepest attacks on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of attacks

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Allen scored the Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her role as Roxie Hamler, a terminally ill cancer patient who arrives at the emergency room after breaking her leg and suffering from seizures.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Those arguments largely resonated with judge Stephen Lau, who said that six or seven days’ notice to move all of Williams’ belongings was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of seizures

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But trade theft cases in Silicon Valley are usually pointless and tragic because information finds a way out of companies anyway.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2026
Two New World screwworm cases in dogs are among more than 30 confirmed instances in Texas and New Mexico, prompting warnings Wednesday from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals.

— John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of cases

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The 1995 Chicago heat wave is the most notorious and deadly of the city's hot spells, and in fact the deadliest weather event in the city's history.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
And England had been desperately poor for long spells of the game, tense, panicked, shambolic in defence.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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