Antonyms for confrontation
ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃən, -frʌn-con·fronta·tion

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1. • Challenge
   • Comparison
   • Discord
   • Resistance

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1. confrontationnoun

   a bold challenge

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

2. confrontationnoun

   discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

3. confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-offnoun

   a hostile disagreement face-to-face

   Synonyms:
   showdown, meeting, encounter, face-off, brush, skirmish, opposition, clash, coming upon

4. confrontation, oppositionnoun

   the act of hostile groups opposing each other

   "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

   Synonyms:
   encounter, face-off, showdown, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opposition, opponent

5. confrontationnoun

   a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

How to use confrontation in a sentence?

1. Ted Wheeler:

   With strategic planning and oversight, the Portland Police Bureau and I mitigated confrontation between the two events and minimized the impact of the weekend’s events to Portlanders, in the past, these same groups have clashed with extremely violent and destructive results. This time, violence was contained to the groups of people who chose to engage in violence toward each other. The community at large was not harmed and the broader public was protected. Property damage was minimal.

2. Andrés Manuel López Obrador:

   Participation in the Los Angeles Summit has not yet been resolved because we are proposing that no one is excluded because we seek the unity of all Latin America, we feel that there should be no confrontation. Even with the differences, we must dialogue, all Americans, then we are yet to resolve this issue ; we have a very good relationship with the government of President Biden. We want everyone to be invited. That's the position of Mexico City.

3. Igor Ivanov:

   The risk of confrontation with the use of nuclear weapons in Europe is higher than in the 1980s.

4. Tony Nunan:

   There is a big confrontation between Iran and Saudi ... This is more evidence that the geopolitical risk in the Middle East has become chronic.

5. Boris Nemtsov:

   This government wades into a costly, fratricidal war in Ukraine and into pointless confrontation with the West. We all feel the effects of this insane policy.

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