Synonyms for siege
sidʒsiege

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1. siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockadenoun

   the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

   Synonyms:
   military blockade, beleaguering, besieging

Matched Categories

1. • Blockade
   • Military

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1. siegenoun

   Synonyms:
   investment

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. siegenoun

   Synonyms:
   investment, blockade, besiegement

   Associated words:
   obsidional, besiege, beleaguer, obsess, obsession, beset

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1. List of paraphrases for "siege":

   blockade, headquarters, seat, site, embargo, encirclement, besieging, besiege, besieged

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1. Muhammad Darwish:

   It's a long, sad day, i feel anger, sadness and happiness. Happiness to finish the siege, but now I'm so sad.

2. Madeha Abdullah:

   They wage different wars, there is direct war through confiscation and censorship. There is an indirect siege on the paper's resources.

3. David Harris:

   Do police officers feel under siege? Yes, they do feel that way. I've heard a lot of them say that, but there's no evidence of the so-called Ferguson effect -- that police are hesitating to do their jobs -- or that criminals are being emboldened by the rhetoric. They're not doing their jobs any differently. The job is harder in the last year, but they aren't just lying down.

4. Middle East programme director:

   It feels like a siege of Aleppo is about to begin.

5. Marco Rubio:

   It's my personal opinion that this guy is going to have to create some new crisis, do something to reset the strategic balance and force everyone to the table with him, it could be a combination of things, including a siege of Kyiv where 3 million people are being starved to death.