🔄 Synonyms of "Besiege"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| circumventverb | (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass |
| beleaguerverb | To vex, harass, or beset. |
| surroundverb | (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| hem inverb | To surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Besiege"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| beleaguerverb | To vex, harass, or beset. |
| hem inverb | To surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement. |
| surroundverb | (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| circumventverb | (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass |
| siegeverb | (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. |
| blockadeverb | (transitive) To create a blockade against. |
| encloseverb | (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc. |
| encircleverb | (transitive) To surround, form a circle around. |
| attackverb | (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something. |
| embargoverb | (transitive) To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country. |
| curbverb | (transitive) To check, restrain or control. |
| cordonverb | (transitive) Synonym of cordon off. |
| stalkverb | (transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer. |
| siegedverb | (transitive, uncommon) To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege. |
| belaynoun | (climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other sturdy object. |
| besitnoun | (transitive) To sit upon; occupy. |
| assiegenoun | (obsolete) A siege. |
| lay siegeverb | (intransitive) Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege. |
| beleagureverb | Alternative spelling of beleaguer. [To besiege; to surround with troops.] |
| besetverb | (transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides. |
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