Synonyms for besieged
be·sieged

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1. besiegedadjective

   surrounded by hostile forces

   "the besieged town"

   Antonyms:
   unenclosed

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1. List of paraphrases for "besieged":

   embattled, trapped, surrounded, beleaguered, sieged, enclosed, cordoned, siege, beset

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1. Arnulf of Milan:

   captured the city of Vercelli, besieged Novara, invaded Como, and destroyed many other places opposed to him. In the end [1014-15], worn down by labor and sickness and deprived of his kingdom, he was content with the monastery named Fruttuaria alone. There, after the regalia had been placed upon the altar and he had donned the habit of a pauper, he fell asleep in his own time

2. Nasr Hariri:

   We want more pressure on the regime to engage in the negotiation and continue in the negotiation to reach a political solution in six months, as (U.N. Security Council Resolution) 2254 says, just speaking about a political transition without any advancement, we will lose our trust in the process and our people will lose their trust in us and in the process itself. Hariri said Syria and its ally Iran wanted the fighting to continue until they could declare a military victory, and they were not abiding by agreements to de-escalate the fighting in areas such as Eastern Ghouta, a besieged rebel-held enclave.

3. Abu Samer:

   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.

4. The Global Zero report:

   At the brink of conflict, nuclear command and warning networks around the world may be besieged by electronic intruders whose onslaught degrades the coherence and rationality of nuclear decision-making.

5. Robert Mardini:

   The humanitarian situation for people across Syria and in particular in hard-to-reach and besieged areas is dramatic.