Beset and Release

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Beset verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Usage example: he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life

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Release is an antonym for beset in plague topic.

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Beset is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

god

beset god

release god

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Release and Beset. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beset/release

Beset & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/beset/release>.

Release or Beset. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/beset/release.

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