accosted

[uh-kaw-stid, uh-kos-tid] / əˈkɔ stɪd, əˈkɒs tɪd /

VERB

approach for conversation or solicitation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoy buttonhole confront

STRONG

address bother brace call challenge cross dare entice face flag greet hail proposition salute welcome

WEAK

run into whistle for

Antonyms

STRONG

aid help ignore refrain slight turn away

WEAK

avoid dodge evade scorn shun

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accosted

Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority has deported and barred 26-year-old Johnson Wen from reentering the country after he crashed the yellow carpet and accosted star Ariana Grande, according to several reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

On Tuesday, the 63-year-old doctor of engineering was accosted as she walked through Mexico City.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

Among the federal authorities allegedly accosted have been Border Patrol agents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025

He says he was then dismissed but Mr Jeffries later accosted him in a bathroom.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025

Gina Navarro accosted me during lunch and said, “Accident?”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz