Synonyms for be leaguered
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : bih-lee-ger |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈli gər |
Top 10 synonyms for be leaguered Other synonyms for the word be leaguered
- abandoned
- abrade
- aggress
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- alone
- aloof
- argue
- argufy
- ask for it
- assail
- attack
- bait
- banter
- bar
- be at
- be on the back of
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- bicker
- bite one's nails
- block out
- blockade
- blockaded
- border
- bound
- box in
- break
- brood
- bug
- bullyrag
- burn up
- buttonhole
- chafe
- chaff
- charm
- chivy
- circle
- circumscribe
- circumvent
- cloistered
- close
- close around
- close in
- close in on
- closet
- come at from all sides
- compass
- conceal
- concern oneself
- confidential
- confine
- congregate
- cover
- covert
- cut off
- debar
- depredate
- depress
- deserted
- despair
- despoil
- devastate
- devil
- discontinue
- displease
- dispute
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- dog
- drive crazy
- drive up the wall
- dun
- eat
- edge
- egg on
- embarrass
- encircle
- enclave
- enclose
- encompass
- entangle
- entice
- envelop
- environ
- evict
- exasperate
- exhaust
- fall on
- fall upon
- fascinate
- fatigue
- feel uneasy
- fence in
- fence off
- fire up
- foray
- fret
- fringe
- frustrate
- gall
- get
- get at
- get in one's hair
- get on one's nerves
- get to
- gibe
- gird
- girdle
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- give one the business
- give the needle
- gnaw
- gnaw at
- go around
- go for
- goad
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- haunt
- have qualms
- heat up
- heckle
- hector
- hem in
- henpeck
- hermetic
- hidden
- hide
- hit where one lives
- hound
- importune
- incommunicado
- infest
- insist
- insular
- intimidate
- inundate
- invade
- invest
- irk
- irritate
- isolate
- jerk around
- jive
- josh
- jump on one's case
- keep hanging
- keep out
- lay siege to
- lay waste
- lead on
- limit
- lock out
- lonely
- lonesome
- loop
- macerate
- madden
- make mouth water
- make waves
- maraud
- margin
- mask
- mess with
- miff
- mock
- molest
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- noodge
- nudge
- obstruct
- off the beaten track
- oppress
- ostracize
- out-of-the-way
- outline
- overrun
- pain
- peeve
- perplex
- persecute
- personal
- perturb
- pester
- pick at
- pick on
- pillage
- plague
- plunder
- private
- provoke
- pursue
- push button
- put down
- put the squeeze on
- put upon
- quarantined
- quibble
- quiet
- rag
- raid
- rally
- rattle one's cage
- ravage
- razz
- reclusive
- refuse
- remind
- remote
- removed
- reserved
- retired
- rib
- ride
- ridicule
- rile
- rim
- ring
- roast
- round
- ruffle
- sack
- screen
- screened
- seclude
- secluse
- seclusive
- secret
- segregated
- send up
- sequestered
- set upon
- shroud
- shut in
- shut off
- shy
- siege
- singular
- skirt
- slam
- snap
- solitary
- sound
- spoof
- squabble
- start in on
- stew
- storm
- strain
- stress
- strike
- surround
- sweat out
- swipe at
- T-off
- take on
- tantalize
- taunt
- tear
- tease
- test
- thwart
- tick off
- tire
- titillate
- torment
- torture
- trap
- trouble
- try
- tucked away
- turn off
- unapproachable
- unfrequented
- uninhabited
- unsettle
- unsociable
- upset
- veil
- verge
- vex
- weary
- wince
- withdrawn
- work on
- work over
- worry
- wrangle
- writhe
- wrong
Définition of be leaguered
Origin :- 1580s, from Dutch or Low German belegeren "to besiege," from be- "around" (see be-) + legeren "to camp," from leger "bed, camp, army, lair," from Proto-Germanic *leg-raz-, from PIE *legh-to- "lie" (see lie (v.2)). A word from the Flemish Wars (cf. Swedish belägra, Dutch belegeren "besiege," German Belagerung "siege"). Spelling influenced by league. Related: Beleaguered; beleaguering.
- As in secluded : adj isolated, sheltered
- As in screened : adj secluded
- As in pester : verb bother, harass
- As in plague : verb annoy, disturb
- As in shut off/shut out : verb exclude; screen
- As in surround : verb enclose, encircle something
- As in tantalize : verb provoke, tease
- As in tease : verb aggravate, provoke
- As in beleaguer : verb harass, besiege
- As in beset : verb plague; hem in
- As in besiege : verb surround; assault
- As in besiege : verb bother
- As in worry : verb be or make anxious, troubled
- As in shut out : verb exclude
- As in annoy : verb irritate, upset
- As in harass : verb badger
- As in harry : verb pester, annoy
- As in hassle : verb bother, harass
Antonyms for be leaguered
- activate
- agree
- aid
- allow
- appease
- assist
- assuage
- build
- calm
- center
- charm
- cheer
- clarify
- clear up
- comfort
- concur
- delight
- disenchant
- enchant
- encourage
- energize
- exclude
- explain
- extroverted
- facilitate
- flatter
- forget
- free
- friendly
- give in
- gratify
- guard
- help
- include
- inhabited
- invigorate
- joining
- leave alone
- let go
- lose
- make happy
- make peace
- mingling
- mollify
- not worry
- open
- order
- outgoing
- pacify
- permit
- placate
- please
- populated
- praise
- protect
- public
- quiet
- reassure
- refresh
- release
- repel
- repulse
- seen
- sociable
- socializing
- soothe
- support
- surrender
- turn off
- unloose
- unreserved
- welcome
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