Synonyms of sieges

sieges

noun

plural of siege

1

as in bouts

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder

a devastating siege of typhoid fever hit the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouts
• attacks
• seizures
• cases
• spells
• accesses
• pangs
• fits
• spasms
• relapses
• convulsions
• turns
• recurrences
• agitations
• breakdowns
• frenzies
• paroxysms
• throes
• collapses
• prostrations
• brainstorms
• eclampsias

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrests
• reliefs
• remissions

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blockades
• investments
• leaguers
• isolations
• sequestrations
• beleaguerments
• encirclements
• internments
• segregations
• insulations
• quarantines
• counter-blockades
• seclusions
• containments
• counterblockades
• confinements
• encompassments
• incarcerations