Synonyms of besieges

besieges

verb

present tense third-person singular of besiege

1

as in encircles

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

• encircles
• attacks
• blockades
• assaults
• beleaguers
• lays siege to
• invests
• assails
• besets
• leaguers
• blocks
• barricades
• insulates
• cuts off
• confines
• isolates
• dams
• quarantines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberates
• frees
• releases
• rescues
• emancipates

2

as in persecutes

to cause persistent suffering to

a family besieged by worries about the faltering economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persecutes
• plagues
• afflicts
• tortures
• besets
• bedevils
• attacks
• torments
• curses
• agonizes
• bothers
• anguishes
• troubles
• racks
• assails
• overwhelms
• pursues
• strikes
• stings
• harrows
• excruciates
• disturbs
• harasses
• oppresses
• pesters
• aggravates
• harries
• exasperates
• vexes
• annoys
• tyrannizes
• perturbs
• molests
• distresses
• irritates
• disquiets
• tries
• grieves
• agitates
• riles
• overpowers
• victimizes
• rides
• irks
• hurts
• stresses
• flusters
• worries
• badgers
• chafes
• smites
• upsets
• stabs
• hounds
• dogs
• piques
• crushes
• bugs
• gripes
• nettles
• discomposes
• pains
• wrings
• grates
• galls
• discomforts
• gets
• strains
• pricks
• rasps
• martyrs
• puts out
• peeves
• hagrides
• pangs
• smarts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helps
• aids
• assists
• abets
• relieves
• delivers
• releases
• contents
• quiets
• soothes
• comforts
• consoles
• succors
• solaces
• reprieves

3

as in begs

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

• begs
• petitions
• prays
• entreats
• beseeches
• implores
• importunes
• conjures
• supplicates
• asks
• appeals (to)
• pleads (to)
• calls upon
• solicits
• requires
• invokes
• sues
• impetrates
• calls on
• compels
• forces
• coerces
• requests
• insists
• desires
• bludges
• cadges
• demands
• sponges
• claims
• mooches
• commands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implies
• suggests
• intimates
• hints
• pleases
• obliges
• satisfies
• gratifies
• contents
• pacifies
• placates
• appeases
• quiets
• comforts
• conciliates
• mollifies
• consoles