Words Like CONFRONT

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CONFRONT.

17 Alternative Words Similar to confront

1 Face Verb      Synonym Words Like Face
2 Avoid Verb      Antonym Words Like Avoid
3 Breast Verb      Hyponym Words Like Breast
4 Front Verb      Hyponym Words Like Front
5 Pit Verb      Hyponym Words Like Pit
6 Match Verb      Hyponym Words Like Match
7 Oppose Verb      Hyponym Words Like Oppose
8 Play Verb      Hypernym Words Like Play
9 Encounter Verb      Hypernym Words Like Encounter
10 Meet Verb      Hypernym Words Like Meet
11 Look Verb      Hypernym Words Like Look
12 Undertake Verb      Hyponym Words Like Undertake
13 Approach Verb      Hypernym Words Like Approach
14 Compare Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Compare
15 Confronting Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Confronting
16 Confronted Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Confronted
17 Present Verb      Synonym Words Like Present

6 examples of confront

1 to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing
2 Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
3 The two enemies finally confronted each other
4 He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
5 An enormous dilemma faces us
6 He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes

10 definitions of confront

1 To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
2 To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet.
3 To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
4 oppose, as in hostility or a competition
5 present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
6 be face to face with
7 deal with (something unpleasant) head on
8 To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility: I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.
9 To bring face to face with: The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.
10 To come up against; encounter: confronted danger at every turn.
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