Synonyms of accosted

accosted

verb

past tense of accost

as in approached

to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry, aggressive, or unwanted way

He was accosted by peddlers selling touristy trinkets on the street.

She was so famous that people would accost her on the street and ask for an autograph.

Related Words

• approached
• confronted
• encountered
• cornered
• faced
• met
• bearded
• dared
• braved
• fronted
• affronted
• breasted
• brazened
• defied
• challenged
• faced up (to)
• outfaced
• outbraved
• stood
• resisted
• repelled
• opposed
• withstood
• combated
• contended (with)
• fought
• squared (off)
• battled

Dissimilar Words

• avoided
• shunned
• eschewed
• escaped
• shook
• evaded
• eluded
• ducked
• dodged
• sidestepped
• shirked
• funked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accosted

In 1982, walking through a terminal at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, the Kissingers were accosted by Ellen Kaplan, a follower of Lyndon LaRouche, a cult leader with both Marxist and right-wing associations. — Robert D. McFadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

During a preliminary hearing in 2021, Los Angeles Police Department detectives testified that Jester and three others broke into Jackson’s Hollywood Hills rental and accosted the rapper in a shower. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Two of the men were accosted at a local restaurant, and they’ve also been refused service in town, Cox said. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Sometimes that was impossible, such as when he was accosted in a car park by Jose Mourinho and at the airport by Roma fans after the 2023 Europa League final, but not for lack of trying. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026

In that incident, the victim was accosted by two men who demanded valuables. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 May 2026

In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026

At one point during the dizzying saga, the actor is accosted by two fans at a grocery store who drastically overshare about how much his work means to them. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

When this writer foolishly forgot her iPods inside the Palais, the 15-minute walk to fetch them — during which I was almost toppled over by wind and accosted by sleet — was enough to make her hole up in her hotel room for the rest of the day. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026