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

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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. Jeanne Marrazzo:

   Whatever is done, states experiencing these increases in severe illness and with health care facilities under siege need help and a plan B, because plan A, reopening with lukewarm or no adherence to masks or social distancing clearly did not work.

2. Abu Yassine:

   It is a difficult and dangerous period we are going through. Aleppo is almost under siege.

3. Donald Trump:

   I think that Michael Wolff `` Siege gets crazier and crazier. That Donald Trump is more isolated, more alone.

4. Donald Trump:

   Tell your congregation that... we have 350 million people in our country. They're proud Americans, and they respect what we're doing, even those that you don't think so much, like us, respect us, want to be with us, they're respecting our fight. And we are in a fight. Religion in this country and religion all over the world, certain religions in particular, are under siege. We won't let that happen.

5. 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.