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

The video also included surveillance footage showing the Walker actor being confronted by two suspects in black hoodies outside a pickup truck in the store’s parking lot. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Ariel Gutiérrez’s intimate coming-of-age drama examines how sudden loss can force an adolescent to confront fear, responsibility and the possibility of rebuilding a life after trauma. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

In the movie Dempsey plays the wealthy and charming Andrew Hennings, the son of New York City’s mayor and the fiancé of Witherspoon’s character, a fashion designer forced to confront her past in Alabama. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026