Confront — synonyms, confront antonyms, definition

1. confront (Verb)

accost act affront assail battle brave call on challenge close combat come upon compete contend contend with contest contradict cope with counter court dare • • • avoid

confront (Verb) — Oppose, as in hostility or a competition. ex. "You must confront your opponent" ex. "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

confront (Verb) — Deal with (something unpleasant) head on. ex. "You must confront your problems"

confront (Verb) — Show something to somebody, usually to accuse or criticize. ex. "We confronted him with the evidence"

confront (Verb) — Be face to face with. ex. "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

approach encounter face front go about look meet play set about take on bite the bullet breast front grasp the nettle match oppose pit play off tackle take on take the bull by the horns undertake