Definition for Siege:

• Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.

Synonyms for Siege:

• n.

  •
  • boycott,
  • bioterrorism,
  • 911,
  • agriterrorism,
  • agitation,
  • civil disobedience,
  • anarchy,
  • apostasy,
  • barricade,
  • 77.
  •
  • suppress,
  • seize,
  • conquer,
  • invade,
  • subdue,
  • subjugate,
  • occupy,
  • annex.
  •
  • bout.
  •
  • lay siege to,
  • invest.
  •attack (noun)
  • furor,
  • foray,
  • charge,
  • fight,
  • thrust,
  • invasion,
  • storm,
  • raid,
  • bloodshed,
  • war,
  • aggression,
  • spasm,
  • warfare,
  • combat,
  • bombardment,
  • battle,
  • riot,
  • outbreak,
  • tirade,
  • frenzy,
  • strike,
  • onslaught,
  • offense,
  • barrage,
  • sortie,
  • violence,
  • fury,
  • assault.
  •beleaguering (noun)
  • beleaguering.
  •besieging (noun)
  • besieging.
  •blockade (noun)
  • clog,
  • stoppage,
  • roadblock,
  • bar,
  • obstruction,
  • impediment,
  • restriction,
  • wall,
  • hindrance,
  • stop,
  • snag,
  • obstacle,
  • closure.
  •military blockade (noun)
  • military blockade.

• v.

  •beleaguer (verb)
  • nag,
  • bother,
  • bedevil,
  • badger,
  • harry,
  • tease,
  • vex,
  • persecute,
  • worry,
  • put upon,
  • set upon,
  • pester,
  • siege,
  • plague,
  • annoy,
  • gnaw.
  •hedge (verb)
  • corral,
  • surround,
  • immure,
  • coop,
  • confine,
  • border,
  • hem in,
  • hinder,
  • obstruct,
  • fence,
  • cage,
  • ring,
  • pen,
  • block,
  • restrict,
  • edge,
  • girdle.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • beleaguerment,
  • Besiegement.
  •
  • investment,
  • defense.
  •
  • beset.
  •beleaguer
  • Plaguing,
  • sieging,
  • sets upon,
  • sieged,
  • blockading,
  • be set,
  • blockaded,
  • Gnawing,
  • sieges.
  •enclose
  • hedge.
  •hedge
  • Girdled.
  •Other relevant words:
  • envelop,
  • herons,
  • breastplate,
  • helm,
  • artillery,
  • heaume,
  • bury the hatchet,
  • gird,
  • bench,
  • headpiece,
  • piece,
  • escalade,
  • board,
  • box in,
  • casque,
  • aegis,
  • hauberk,
  • circumscribe,
  • circumscription,
  • campaign,
  • overwhelm,
  • habergeon,
  • encompass,
  • mine,
  • Leaguer,
  • environ,
  • spell,
  • bulletproof vest,
  • pen in,
  • howitzer,
  • sap,
  • culverin,
  • concord,
  • warpath,
  • adjoin,
  • Besetment,
  • backplate,
  • swivel,
  • imprisonment,
  • face guard,
  • shell,
  • buckler,
  • basilisk,
  • helmet,
  • circumvent,
  • enfold,
  • bottle up,
  • vizor,
  • dress,
  • bitterns,
  • ordnance,
  • pickelhaube,
  • barrier,
  • gun,
  • case,
  • Lorication,
  • infernal machine,
  • battle array,
  • fire upon,
  • fender,
  • come round,
  • thimble,
  • Jingal,
  • seizure,
  • mobilization,
  • obsession,
  • fit,
  • turn,
  • battery,
  • theater of operations,
  • head office,
  • inclusion,
  • access,
  • Mitrailleuse,
  • cranes,
  • asphyxiate,
  • besieged,
  • field piece,
  • fence in,
  • cannonade,
  • cannon,
  • arena,
  • estimation,
  • cuirass,
  • blitzkrieg,
  • encompassing,
  • pincer movement,
  • enclosure,
  • assail,
  • carapace,
  • operations,
  • pompom,
  • cowcatcher,
  • cordon off,
  • embrace,
  • bombard,
  • argue,
  • petard,
  • coat of mail,
  • gauntlet,
  • offence,
  • confinement,
  • brigandine,
  • mail,
  • seige,
  • Battering train,
  • park,
  • torpedo,
  • boarding,
  • be around,
  • armet,
  • collective noun,
  • buffer,
  • suffocate,
  • fire on,
  • battlefield,
  • blitz,
  • casquetel,
  • immurement,
  • quarantine,
  • encircle,
  • Mitrailleur,
  • mortar,
  • shut in,
  • Pederero,
  • expedition,
  • bassinet,
  • Salade,
  • cordoning,
  • vambrace,
  • bound,
  • shield,
  • encompassment,
  • go,
  • machine gun,
  • incarceration,
  • mask,
  • Carronade,
  • Falconet,
  • Storming,
  • shako,
  • crusade,
  • apron,
  • Murrion,
  • enclose,
  • keep the peace,
  • envelopment,
  • morion,
  • Firearms,
  • armor,
  • Scutum.

Paraphrases for Siege:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    besieging.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    encirclement, besieging.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    besieged.
  • Verb, past tense
    sieged.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, plural
    drains.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    takes, blockage, closure, stranglehold, assault.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    encloses.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    occupation.

Siege Sentence Examples:

• At nine - thirty, Bob, judging that the deputy had had ample time in which to place his affairs in shape, decided to raise the siege.

• The movements of these rebels in the distance gave new features to the face of the siege.

Homophones for Siege:

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