Synonyms for confront
kənˈfrʌntcon·front

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1. confront

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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1. confront

   Synonyms:
   oppose, face, encounter, resist, intimidate, menace

   Antonyms:
   rally, encourage, abet, countenance

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1. confront, faceverb

   oppose, as in hostility or a competition

   "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

   Synonyms:
   present, face, front, look, face up

   Antonyms:
   avoid

2. confront, face up, faceverb

   deal with (something unpleasant) head on

   "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

   Synonyms:
   present, face, front, look, face up

   Antonyms:
   avoid

3. confront, face, presentverb

   present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

   "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

   Synonyms:
   portray, demonstrate, demo, deliver, acquaint, represent, pose, give, lay out, front, look, face up, award, introduce, present, exhibit, face, stage, salute, gift, show, submit

   Antonyms:
   avoid

4. confrontverb

   be face to face with

   "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

   Synonyms:
   present, face, face up

   Antonyms:
   avoid

Matched Categories

1. • Face
   • Meet

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1. confrontverb

   Synonyms:
   encounter, face, bring face to face, oppose openly

2. confrontverb

   Synonyms:
   compare, bring into comparison

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1. List of paraphrases for "confront":

   face, tackle, address, meet, combat, cope, counter, facing

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1. Qassem Soleimani:

   Obama has not done a damn thing so far to confront Daesh. Doesn't that show that there is no will in America to confront it?

2. Gail Ernst:

   I didn't want to share Republican Senate with anybody, and in the era of #MeToo survivors, I always believed that every person is different and they will confront their demons when they're ready, and I was not ready.

3. Peter Schwartz:

   We have to confront the fact that we have people in pain who do not benefit from these medications or cannot comply with the requirements of these contracts, we have to find a new way to balance our responsibility to use these medications appropriately with our commitment to compassionately treat pain.

4. John Dowd:

   It’s so fundamental. Notice the right to confront witnesses, the right to have evidence etc… Judge Berman did a masterful job of exposing the deficiencies in the commissioner’s ruling… I think it’s time for some new leadership in the NFL.

5. Scott Applewhite:

   I hope Biden shows leadership – he can’t just go there and listen, he needs to have a plan. He needs to unite people and he needs to confront.