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Definitions

confront

[kuhn-fruhnt] / kənˈfrʌnt /
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 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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid dodge evade surrender yield
WEAK
back down

Example Sentences

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"This government stands firmly with the Jewish community, and we will not stop in our fight to confront and defeat the poison of antisemitism," Starmer added on X.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Here, Borgli only skims the surface, counting on subtext to imply that Charlie and Rachel have been forced to confront innate prejudices about their partners, who are both Black.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Her kids are older, so everything changes and she’s not able to work her ass off the way she used to and she has to confront that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Speaking earlier Monday, Chair Jerome Powell said it is too early to say how the Fed would confront that dilemma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Ms. Durr was determined to confront injustice well into her nineties.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson