besieged
Hemmed in, attacked
Besieged describes being surrounded by hostile forces or overwhelmed by persistent demands.
A city under siege is besieged by enemy troops.
More commonly, the word describes being inundated: besieged by reporters, besieged with phone calls, a besieged customer service department.
The past participle often functions as an adjective suggesting embattlement or exhaustion from constant pressure.
Sealing off a place
- surroundedBounded on all sides
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- strongholdFortified place of defense
citadel · fortress · ramparts · battlements · trenches · barricade · cordon · perimeter
Subjected to physical harm
- stormedRushed in forcefully
- raidedAttacked by surprise
- invadedEntered by force
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
battered · pummeled · bombarded · shelled · strafed · blitzed · under fire · onslaught
blockade
Sealing off a place
- surroundedBounded on all sides
- encircledSurrounded on all sides
- fortifiedMade more resistant
stronghold · citadel · fortress · ramparts · battlements · trenches · barricade · cordon · perimeter · catapult
assaulted
Subjected to physical harm
ambushed · battered · pummeled · bombarded · shelled · strafed · blitzed · under fire · onslaught · offensive
inundated
Overwhelmed by quantity
overrun · engulfed · beset · plagued · hounded · mobbed · crowded · pressed · harried · beleaguered
stressed
Overwhelmed by pressure
overwhelmed · distressed · burdened · frazzled · harassed · tormented · troubled · worried · beseeched · desperate
besiegedrelieved
No longer anxious
liberated · rescued · unbesieged · free · freed
besiegedcarefree
Free from anxiety
unburdened · at peace · untroubled · at ease · tranquil
- besieged citySettlement encircled by attackers