Related Words for confrontation

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WordSyllablesCategories
encounter
x/x
Noun, Noun
opposition
xx/x
Noun, Noun
showdown
/x
Noun, Noun
altercation
xx/x
Noun
standoff
/x
Noun
brawl
/
Noun
scuffle
/x
Noun
negotiation
xxx/x
Noun
provocation
xx/x
Noun
clashes
/x
Noun
fight
/
Noun
skirmish
/x
Noun
tussle
/x
Noun
escalation
xx/x
Noun
hostility
x/xx
Noun
combative
x/x
Adjective
disagreement
xx/x
Noun
conversation
xx/x
Noun
retribution
xx/x
Noun
bloodshed
/x
Noun
battle
/x
Noun
retaliation
xxx/x
Noun
belligerence
x/xx
Noun
dialogue
/xx
Noun
incident
/xx
Noun
animosity
xx/xx
Noun
bloodbath
/x
Noun
duel
/x
Noun
sparring
/x
Noun
misunderstanding
xxx/x
Noun
interaction
xx/x
Noun
discussion
x/x
Noun
dispute
x/
Noun
reaction
x/x
Noun
impasse
x/
Noun
violence
/xx
Noun
cooperation
xxx/x
Noun
aggression
x/x
Noun
debate
x/
Noun
outburst
/x
Noun
reconciliation
xxxx/x
Noun
assault
x/
Noun
feud
/
Noun
protracted
x/x
Adjective
fallout
/x
Noun
provoking
x/x
Adjective, Verb
rivalry
/xx
Noun
bickering
/xx
Noun
annihilation
xxx/x
Noun
aggressor
x/x
Noun
flirtation
x/x
Noun
firefight
/x
Noun
coexistence
xx/x
Noun
intervention
xx/x
Noun
contradiction
xx/x
Noun
face off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
interview
/xx
Noun
challenge
/x
Noun
menace
/x
Noun
warring
/x
Noun
controversy
/xxx
Noun
contest
/x
Noun
combat
/x
Noun
warfare
/x
Noun
offense
x/
Noun
front
/
Noun
conquest
/x
Noun
war of words
///
Phrase, Noun
strife
/
Noun
engagement
x/x
Noun
contention
x/x
Noun
attack
x/
Noun
mortal combat
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
quarrel
/x
Noun
recrimination
xxx/x
Noun
interrogation
xxx/x
Noun
pitched battle
//x
Phrase, Noun
argument
/xx
Noun
conflagration
xx/x
Noun
incursion
x/x
Noun
threat
/
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
front line
//
Phrase, Noun
escapade
/xx
Noun
square
/
Noun
infighting
/xx
Noun
disputation
x//x
Noun
combatant
x/x
Noun
wrestling
/x
Noun
defense
x/
Noun
struggle
/x
Noun
denunciation
xxx/x
Noun
capture
/x
Noun
call to arms
///
Phrase, Noun
agon
/x
Noun
presentation
xx/x
Noun
power struggle
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
gauntlet
/x
Noun
ambush
/x
Noun
suing
/x
Verb
shouting match
/x/
Phrase, Noun
revolt
x/
Noun
day in court
/x/
Phrase, Noun
point of contention
//x/x
Phrase, Noun
counterargument
/x/xx
Noun
quest
/
Noun
contestation
/x/x
Noun
eyeball
/x
Verb
superpowers
xx/x
Noun
detente
x/
Noun
defused
x/
Verb
blocs
/
Noun
dreading
/x
Verb
climactic
x/x
Adjective
risking
/x
Verb
malaysia
x/x
Name
avoiding
x/x
Verb
demonstrators
/xxx
Noun
stages
/x
Verb
adversaries
/xxx
Noun
violent
/xx
Adjective
looming
/x
Verb
soviets
/xx
Name
khrushchev
/x
Name
averted
x/x
Verb
bloodiest
/xx
Adjective
acrimonious
xx/xx
Adjective
tense
/
Adjective
headlong
/x
Adjective
relish
/x
Verb
addressing
x/x
Noun
against
x/
Noun
antagonism
x/xxx
Noun
battleground
/xx
Noun
betrayal
x/x
Noun
collision
x/x
Noun
comparison
x/xx
Noun
cope
/
Verb, Noun
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
countermeasure
/xxx
Noun
defiance
x/x
Noun
discord
/x
Noun, Verb
disharmony
x/xx
Noun
disillusionment
xx/xx
Noun
enmity
/xx
Noun
exchange
x/
Noun, Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
frontline
/x
Noun, Adjective
hostile
/x
Adjective, Noun
juxtaposition
xxx/x
Noun, Verb
litigation
xx/x
Noun
match
/
Noun, Verb
meeting
/x
Noun
onslaught
/x
Noun
opposite
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
polarisation
xxx/x
Noun
rapprochement
xx/
Noun
rebellion
x/x
Noun
resistance
x/x
Noun
response
x/
Noun
shock
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
spin
/
Noun, Verb
stalemate
/x
Noun, Verb
versus
/x
Verb
save
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
headlines
/x
Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective