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breasting

verb , present participle of breast

Synonyms and Antonyms of breasting

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism

Synonyms of breasting

bearding, braving, brazening, confronting, daring, defying, facing, outbraving, outfacing

Words Related to breasting

facing up (to), fronting

encountering, meeting

accosting, approaching, cornering

repelling, resisting, standing, withstanding

battling, combating (or combatting), contending (with), fighting, opposing, squaring (off)

Phrases Synonymous with breasting

Near Antonyms of breasting

avoiding, eschewing, shunning

eluding, escaping, evading, shaking

Antonyms of breasting

dodging, ducking, funking, shirking, sidestepping

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