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Synonyms for be siege
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-seej |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈsidʒ |
Top 10 synonyms for be siege Other synonyms for the word be siege
- abjure
- abuse
- advance
- advocate
- afflict
- aggress
- agitate
- agonize
- appear
- apply
- apply to
- arrogate
- attack
- badger
- bash
- bat
- be ever present
- bean
- bedevil
- beg
- beleaguer
- beseech
- beset
- besiege
- bid
- biff
- blast
- blister
- blitz
- blockade
- boff
- bomb
- bombard
- boot
- bop
- border
- bound
- box in
- brain
- bug
- bunch up
- bust
- buttonhole
- call to
- cannonade
- canvass
- catapult
- challenge
- charge
- chop down
- circle
- circumscribe
- circumvent
- cite
- claim
- clamor for
- clip
- clock
- close around
- close in
- close in on
- club
- coerce
- collect
- combat
- come at
- come at from all sides
- come back
- command
- compass
- compel
- con
- concentrate
- confine
- congregate
- congress
- conjure
- constrain
- convene
- converge
- convoke
- cook
- corral
- counterclaim
- crave
- crowd
- demand
- depress
- desire
- direct
- disquiet
- dog
- drench
- drive up the wall
- drown
- dun
- dwell
- edge
- egg on
- embarrass
- encircle
- enclave
- enclose
- encompass
- engulf
- enjoin
- entangle
- entreat
- envelop
- environ
- exact
- exhort
- expect
- fall on
- fall upon
- fence in
- fire upon
- float
- flock
- force
- forgather
- frighten
- fringe
- gang around
- gang up
- gather
- gird
- girdle
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- give one the business
- give the needle
- go around
- goose
- hang out
- harass
- harm
- harrow
- harry
- hassle
- hem in
- hit
- hit up
- hound
- hover
- hurt
- impetrate
- implore
- importune
- infest
- infiltrate
- inhabit
- inquire
- insist on
- interrogate
- intrude
- inundate
- invade
- invest
- invoke
- jump
- jump on one's case
- kick
- knock
- knock block off
- knock cold
- knock for a loop
- larrup
- launch
- lay siege to
- lean on
- light into
- limit
- loop
- madden
- make the scene
- manifest
- margin
- mass
- materialize
- meet
- meet up
- molest
- mug
- muster
- nag
- necessitate
- nettle
- nudge
- oblige
- obsecrate
- obsess
- obtest
- open fire
- oppress
- order
- outline
- overcrowd
- overflow
- overload
- overrun
- overwhelm
- pack
- permeate
- perplex
- persuade
- pervade
- pester
- petition
- pick on
- plague
- plead
- possess
- postulate
- pounce upon
- pound
- pray
- press
- pressurize
- prey on
- punch
- push
- put the squeeze on
- question
- rack
- raid
- railroad
- raise
- rally
- reappear
- recur
- rendezvous
- request
- require
- requisition
- return
- ride
- rim
- ring
- rise
- round
- round up
- rush
- sadden
- satiate
- saturate
- sell
- set upon
- shell
- shut in
- sink
- skirt
- slog
- snow
- soak
- solicit
- spook
- squeeze
- stab
- start in on
- stay with
- stipulate
- storm
- strafe
- strike
- submerge
- submerse
- sue
- sue for
- summon
- supplicate
- surfeit
- surround
- swallow up
- swarm
- take the offensive
- tax
- tease
- teem
- terrify
- terrorize
- throng
- torment
- trap
- trouble
- turn on
- upset
- urge
- verge
- vex
- voodoo
- walk
- wallop
- wash
- waterlog
- weigh down
- weigh on
- whelm
- whistle for
- whop
- woo
- work on
- work over
- worry
Définition of be siege
Origin :- c.1300, from be- + siege. Related: Besieged; besieging.
- As in attack : verb assault physically
- As in press : verb pressure, trouble
- As in surround : verb enclose, encircle something
- As in swamp : verb overwhelm, flood
- As in beg : verb request
- As in beset : verb plague; hem in
- As in besiege : verb surround; assault
- As in besiege : verb bother
- As in bombard : verb assault, attack
- As in compass : verb enclose
- As in congregate : verb assemble, come together
- As in demand : verb ask strongly for something
- As in haunt : verb visit as a spirit
- As in importune : verb demand, insist
Antonyms for be siege
- aid
- allow
- answer
- assist
- be lazy
- calm
- cancel
- center
- cheer
- clarify
- clear up
- comfort
- command
- compliment
- decrease
- defend
- delight
- deny
- disclaim
- discourage
- disperse
- dissuade
- distribute
- divide
- dry
- exclude
- exonerate
- explain
- fail
- float
- free
- give
- gladden
- grant
- guard
- help
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- lose
- make happy
- not want
- offer
- pass up
- permit
- please
- praise
- present
- protect
- pull
- refuse
- release
- reply
- resist
- retreat
- scatter
- separate
- settle
- shelter
- shield
- slough off
- soothe
- spread
- submit
- supply
- support
- surrender
- sustain
- underwhelm
- unloose
- withstand
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