confront

verb

con·front kən-ˈfrənt

confronted; confronting; confronts

Synonyms of confront next

transitive verb

: to face especially in challenge : oppose

confront an enemy

The mayor was confronted by a group of protesters.

: to cause to meet : bring face-to-face

confront a reader with statistics

confronted her with the evidence

: to meet face-to-face : encounter

confronted the possibility of failure

confrontal

kən-ˈfrən-tᵊl

noun

confronter noun

Example Sentences

They confronted the invaders at the shore. She confronted him about his smoking. The country is reluctant to confront its violent past. The photographs confront the viewer with images of desperate poverty. I confronted her with the evidence.

Recent Examples on the Web All weekend, the two process servers had been doing drive-bys at an estate 30 miles southeast of Atlanta in a quest to confront its famous owner. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023 After that victory, O’Malley entered the octagon to confront Sterling and demand a shot at the title. —

Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023 Through the latter, characters communicate with ghostly voices, confront the history of their hometown and see their futures forever altered. —

Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023 Drivers on some Northwest Indiana highways have been confronting delays caused by highway repairs, as the summer construction season gets into full swing. —

Tim Zorn, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023 Breed acknowledged those perceptions, but defended her administration’s efforts to confront persistent homelessness and addiction. —

Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2023 However, the deaths amid reforms provide further evidence of the severity of the mental health crisis confronting institutions of higher education. —

Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 May 2023 The reluctance of the Republican field to confront the front-runner has created a weird situation in which Trump inadvertently delivers the arguments both for and against his candidacy. —

Matthew Continetti, National Review, 13 May 2023 Jurors also heard a recorded phone conversation of Ryan confronting his mother. —

Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 May 2023 See More

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