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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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United States, the Supreme Court last month confronted how its Fourth Amendment jurisprudence will continue to evolve in the face of modern surveillance technology.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

In 2023, he made national news after he confronted state police officers in Uruapan whom he accused of extorting from a woman and her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, confronted by ageless celebrity after ageless celebrity, feeling demoralized.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

George’s sheep may be intelligent, but they are stubbornly ahistoric when confronted with facts they’d rather not acknowledge.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

He tells me about what he overheard in the hallway, how Barb confronted Will about us, how being together would kill the both of us.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott