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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Edwards feels perpetrators have become more aggressive and said she has even been confronted outside of work.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Pope Leo could have confronted the current false binary of unfettered artificial intelligence versus unfettered government control of this technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Suddenly they were confronted by security guards and New Orleans police and manhandled out of the hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

At 33, I’m confronted with this conundrum — a massive group wants to travel somewhere and doesn’t know how to handle food costs — at least once a year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

In a generally pleasant and well-protected life, she had never really confronted anyone before.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan