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Synonyms for besieged
be·sieged
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Princeton's WordNet
besiegedadjective
surrounded by hostile forces
"the besieged town"
Antonyms:
unenclosed
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "besieged":
embattled, trapped, surrounded, beleaguered, sieged, enclosed, cordoned, siege, beset
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#8801 | surrounded | |
#9610 | enclosed | |
#12176 | trapped | |
#15306 | siege | |
#46693 | beset | |
#48047 | besieged | |
#53453 | embattled | |
#55613 | beleaguered | |
#116229 | cordoned |
How to use besieged in a sentence?
The repeated requests for us to' wait,' and' wait,' and' wait' while our people are suffering, while our people are besieged, while our land is being colonized, and while the two-state solution is being destroyed and the prospects for peace are evaporating, must understand that such requests are not viable under these circumstances and are unsustainable.
There are fighters who want to go to (opposition-held) Idlib but this was rejected after we were besieged.
A number of signs, including a higher concentration of air strikes, the movement of Russian artillery support for regime forces, and a variety of skirmishes near a 3-to-4 kilometer gap that still keeps Aleppo City from being besieged, all show that they are getting ready to move.
We cannot move, I tell you. It is besieged, the humanitarian situation is extremely bad.
Large convoys of (government) troops are moving from the airport and from Ashrafiyat Sahnaya (the next town south), we are prepared to repel their assault but our main fear is for the civilians besieged in the town who face severe shortages of food.
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