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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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United States, the Supreme Court last month confronted how its Fourth Amendment jurisprudence will continue to evolve in the face of modern surveillance technology.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, confronted by ageless celebrity after ageless celebrity, feeling demoralized.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

George’s sheep may be intelligent, but they are stubbornly ahistoric when confronted with facts they’d rather not acknowledge.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

But the journey was not easy: Alex confronted people he met while missing about why they did not contact services to help him.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

And so Figan confronted the much bigger Humphrey only when Faben was in the same group.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall