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accosted

verb , past tense of accost

Synonyms and Antonyms of accosted

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.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of accosted

approached, cornered

bearded, braved, brazened, breasted, confronted, dared, defied, faced, outbraved, outfaced

faced up (to), fronted

encountered, met

repelled, resisted, stood, withstood

battled, combated (or combatted), contended (with), fought, opposed, squared (off)

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of accosted

avoided, eschewed, shunned

eluded, escaped, evaded, shook

dodged, ducked, funked, shirked, sidestepped

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