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confronted

VERB

challenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accost defy encounter meet oppose repel resist

STRONG

affront beard brave dare flout front scorn withstand

WEAK

call one's bluff come up against face down face up to face with go one-on-one go up against make my day meet eyeball-to-eyeball stand up to tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid dodge evade surrender yield

WEAK

back down

Example Sentences

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This week, host Scott Pelley was also fired after he confronted newsroom leadership about the culling in a tense staff meeting.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The Imperium's armada confronted Pandemic Horde with full force in June 2025, aiming to seize its territory.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“I confronted Frank, I said, ‘Frank, what is this magazine?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

At Disney parks, at airport security, on social media, and on children’s travel sports teams, middle-class Americans are constantly confronted with the perks that money can buy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Tears swelled in her eyes as she confronted him.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda