Synonyms of confront

confront

verb

kən-ˈfrənt 

as in to face

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

you must confront your fear in order to conquer it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• face
• brave
• dare
• encounter
• withstand
• defy
• stand up to
• resist
• meet
• breast
• fight
• beard
• brazen
• outface
• outbrave
• front
• challenge
• stand
• approach
• face up (to)
• oppose
• affront
• repel
• combat
• accost
• battle
• contend (with)
• corner
• square (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• dodge
• sidestep
• shirk
• shun
• duck
• eschew
• evade
• escape
• elude
• shake
• funk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confront

According to police, the man removed the skimming device and placed it in his pants, fleeing the store after being confronted by loss prevention employees. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026

Many fans simply want to watch baseball without being confronted by political or ideological messaging. —Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026

Most of us today confront a similar but lower-stakes quandary. —Veronique Greenwood, Time, 19 June 2026

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a press release that 39-year-old Hans Haken vandalized a building at the corner of Market and Church streets on May 16 and attacked a resident of the building who confronted him. —Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 June 2026