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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. William Fullbright:

   We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.

2. William Fullbright:

   We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about 'unthinkable things' because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.

3. Jerry Gillies:

   Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead.

4. Henry Kissinger:

   The great tragedies of history occur not when right confronts wrong but when two rights confront each other.

5. Barack Obama:

   One of the strengths that makes America exceptional is our willingness to openly confront our past, face our imperfections, make changes and do better, rather than another reason to refight old arguments, I hope that today's report can help us leave these techniques where they belong—in the past.