be confronted by

VERB

face

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow challenge confront deal with encounter endure experience fight meet oppose risk run into suffer take

STRONG

abide accost affront bear beard brace brave brook contend countenance court cross dare defy eyeball resist stand stomach submit sustain swallow tolerate venture withstand

WEAK

bit the bullet cope with fly in face of go up against grapple with make a stand square off take it take on take the bull by the horns tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist avoid disallow discontinue dodge help hold keep refuse reject support surrender yield

STRONG

disapprove evade give in give up halt hide ignore leave resist shun stop veto

WEAK

back retreat run withdraw

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be confronted by

It has led some in Parliament to envisage a scenario where Nigel Farage fights and wins one by-election, only to be confronted by another.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Starmer said "any adversary must know that in a crisis they could be confronted by our combined strength" alongside France.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

“Agents and officers from DHS and partner agents continue to be confronted by hostile groups that interfere with their ability to perform their duties,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025

He pointed to the plight of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the doomed FTX cryptocurrency exchange, who offered evasive answers in his own trial only to be confronted by hard evidence of alleged fraud.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

Really, Mr Stevens, I can just imagine your face if you were to be confronted by them now.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

be confronted by

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