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Synonyms for beset
verb plague; hem in- bedevil
- beleaguer
- besiege
- embarrass
- invade
- overrun
- perplex
- surround
- aggress
- assail
- attack
- badger
- bug
- circle
- compass
- dog
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- entangle
- environ
- girdle
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- infest
- nag
- nudge
- pester
- ride
- ring
- storm
- strike
- drive up the wall
- fall on
- fall upon
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- give one the business
- give the needle
- jump on one's case
- pick on
- put the squeeze on
- start in on
Antonyms for beset
- clarify
- clear up
- explain
- leave alone
- please
- surrender
- aid
- assist
- exclude
- free
- help
- let go
- lose
- release
- support
- unloose
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
afflicts
verb. cause or become hurt
assail
verb. attack, usually with words
assailed
verb. attack, usually with words
assault
verb. attack
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.