Synonyms of leaguers

leaguers 1 of 2

noun

plural of leaguer

as in sieges

the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies

Germany's abandonment of the leaguer of Stalingrad is seen as a major turning point of World War II

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sieges
• blockades
• investments
• beleaguerments
• segregations
• isolations
• counter-blockades
• sequestrations
• insulations
• containments
• seclusions
• encirclements
• internments
• counterblockades
• encompassments
• quarantines
• incarcerations
• confinements

leaguers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of leaguer, archaic

as in besieges

to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication

an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• besieges
• attacks
• beleaguers
• assaults
• blockades
• encircles
• dams
• blocks
• cuts off
• lays siege to
• invests
• isolates
• barricades
• besets
• confines
• assails
• insulates
• quarantines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• releases
• rescues
• frees
• liberates
• emancipates