meet head-on

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VERB

collide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bang break up bump crash hit shatter sideswipe smash strike

STRONG

beat clash conflict crunch disagree fragment jolt pulverize scrap splinter

WEAK

fender-bend pile up plow into wrack up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail fix lose mend tap

STRONG

agree aid harmonize help

VERB

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crash knock smash

STRONG

buffet butt carom clash glance jostle light meet pat rap scrape sideswipe stumble tap thud thump

WEAK

bang into run into

VERB

lock horns

Synonyms

WEAK

clash collide come to grips contend grapple

VERB

run the gauntlet

Synonyms

WEAK

be a target be a whipping boy come to grips with court disaster face criticism face one's punishment go in harm's way go through fire and water march up to the cannon's mouth take one's life in one's hands take potshots take the bull by the horns

Example Sentences

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meet head-on

The two men appear to meet head-on in front of the vehicle.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021

Colliding beams are made to meet head-on at points where massive detectors are located.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Two teams headed in opposite directions were ready to meet head-on Monday night at U.S.

From Chicago Tribune ● May 27, 2013

Henderson regarded it more as a challenge, one that he was determined to meet head-on.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2013

All others we will either overtake or meet head-on.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 16, 2012