Synonyms of accosting

accosting

verb

present participle of accost

as in approaching

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 & Similar Words

• approaching
• confronting
• encountering
• facing
• cornering
• braving
• meeting
• daring
• fronting
• affronting
• breasting
• defying
• outfacing
• outbraving
• facing up (to)
• brazening
• resisting
• standing
• challenging
• bearding
• opposing
• repelling
• withstanding
• combatting
• combating
• fighting
• battling
• contending (with)
• squaring (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• shunning
• eschewing
• shaking
• escaping
• evading
• eluding
• dodging
• ducking
• sidestepping
• shirking
• funking