Definition for Confront:

• To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.

Synonyms for Confront:

• n.

  •
  • handle,
  • combat.
  •
  • approach,
  • near,
  • come up,
  • advance.
  •confront (noun)
  • face up.

• v.

  •communication (verb)
  • present.
  •contend (verb)
  • brawl,
  • argue,
  • bicker,
  • clash,
  • protest,
  • wrestle,
  • dispute,
  • wrangle,
  • antagonize,
  • vie,
  • contrast,
  • conflict,
  • stand,
  • defend,
  • struggle,
  • quarrel,
  • hassle.
  •converse (verb)
  • consult,
  • parley,
  • debate,
  • talk,
  • chat,
  • converse,
  • discuss.
  •oppose (verb)
  • fight,
  • counterattack,
  • disagree,
  • hinder,
  • object,
  • suppress,
  • interfere,
  • repulse,
  • check,
  • repress,
  • inhibit,
  • impede,
  • oppress,
  • intercept,
  • rebuff,
  • obstruct,
  • meddle.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • come across.
  •
  • pass.
  •brave
  • stand up to,
  • Outdare.
  •compare
  • set against,
  • set side by side,
  • place in juxtaposition.
  •cope
  • pit against.
  •imagine
  • envisage.
  •meet
  • run up against,
  • come up against.
  •oppose
  • run counter to.
  •resist
  • hold out against.
  •take a chance
  • risk.

Paraphrases for Confront:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    confronting, confronts, face, Faces.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    face.
  • Verb, base form
    face.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    confrontation.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    meets, sees, combat, Combating, countering.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    resist, meet, afflict, deal, handle.
  • Verb, base form
    cope, contend, withstand, resolve, solve, compare, combat, resist, meet, accommodate, surmount, Combating, challenge, challenges, grapple, reconcile, wrestle, defy, deal, handle, cover, endure, contemplate, consider, countering, cater, stop, broach, greet.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    facing.

Antonyms for Confront:

• v.

  • challenge
    surrender, dodge, yield, avoid, back down, evade.
  • Other antonyms:
    resist, reject, eschew, move, proceed, funk, duck, Forfend, sidestep, escape, shake, forfeit, depart, migrate, shirk, shun, abandon, elude, journey.

Hypernym for Confront:

• v.

  • competition
    match, take the bull by the horns, pit, breast, front, oppose, play off.

Hyponym for Confront:

• v.

  • competition
    meet, take on, play, encounter.
  • stative
    face, front, look.