Beset Synonyms

bĭ-sĕt
To set upon with violent force
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. attack
  2. aggress
  3. assail
  4. assault
  5. fall on
  6. go at
  7. have at
  8. sail into
  9. storm
  10. strike
  11. light into
  12. pitch into
To surround with hostile troops
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. beleaguer
  2. besiege
  3. blockade
  4. invest
  5. siege
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To disturb by repeated attacks
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bedevil
  2. annoy
  3. bait
  4. beleaguer
  5. harass
  6. harry
  7. plague
  8. pester
  9. tease
  10. torment
  11. worry
To shut in on all sides
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. begird
  2. circle
  3. compass
  4. encircle
  5. encompass
  6. environ
  7. set-upon
  8. gird
  9. girdle
  10. hedge
  11. hem
  12. ring
  13. surround
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To trouble persistently; harass.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. attack

Words Related to Beset

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Beset Sentence Examples

  • As I began to teach her, I was beset by many difficulties.

  • Wesley needed help, for he was beset by difficulties.

  • But here, too, the preliminary classification of the documents is beset with doubt.

  • His path was beset by many serious difficulties.

  • From 1408 till his death in 1413 Henry was freed from all the dangers which had beset his earlier years.

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