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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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The maker of Hot Wheels, American Girl and Uno has recently confronted a challenging market for toys, beset by tariffs on goods produced overseas and weaker-than-expected demand for Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price preschool products.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

At Disney parks, at airport security, on social media, and on children’s travel sports teams, middle-class Americans are constantly confronted with the perks that money can buy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Viewers now find themselves confronted by a dizzying array of streaming services, all offering different slices of the viewing universe.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

For many, being confronted with something like that would have been enough to never return to a mountain - but for Matty and Brandan, that wasn't an option.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

I marched back up to her room and confronted her with the evidence.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom