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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

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

In its recall report, Waymo said vehicles traveling at higher speeds might slow but not stop when confronted with “a potentially untraversable flooded lane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Stolidly he munched away as he confronted the problem.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques