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confront
verb as in challenge
Weak matches
call one's bluff, come up against, face down, face off, face up to, face with, go one-on-one, go up against, make my day, meet eyeball-to-eyeball, stand up to, tell off
Example Sentences
As Israeli forces advanced on Gaza City to confront what they described as the last major Hamas stronghold in the strip, Al-Quds was sprayed by gunfire and rocked by bombs.
Nationwide, hospitals are confronting a shortage of everything from aides to doctors that has strained many wards and emergency rooms.
But after saying goodbye to their little boy, the pair were still confronted with baby-related adverts on their phones.
He has confronted demonstrators numerous times at the Broadview ICE processing center, where federal agents have repeatedly deployed tear gas and other crowd-control methods.
Traders, confronted with this information void, could rely more on substitutes — regional Fed surveys, state reports and private payroll providers like ADP.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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