Synonyms of confrontations

confrontations

noun

plural of confrontation

as in rivalries

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another

the softball rivals met in an epic confrontation on the last weekend of the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rivalries
• battles
• struggles
• duels
• conflicts
• competitions
• contentions
• wars
• contests
• matches
• clashes
• warfares
• dogfights
• strifes
• combats
• showdowns
• face-offs
• ball games
• tugs-of-war
• sweepstakes
• debates
• disputes
• grapples
• quarrels
• disputations
• collisions
• frictions
• disagreements
• arguments
• controversies
• discords
• horse races
• nail-biters
• wrangles
• dissensions
• rows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harmonies
• concords
• peaces

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confrontations

And despite the confrontations, Kotzmacher said rally supporters received more positive feedback, privately. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian military facilities and periodic incursions into villages outside the buffer zone, which have sometimes led to violent confrontations with residents. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

Additional confrontations and standoffs also occurred in Sikkim. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

But suffice it to say the battle serves as one of the deadliest and most defining confrontations of the Targaryen civil war, permanently shifting the balance of power as the Dance of Dragons careens toward its fiery end. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026

In astrology, oppositions expose tension between two elemental forces, often through external circumstances or confrontations that make conflicted feelings impossible to ignore. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

According to the New York Times, federal agents have been told that the FBI will no longer be investigating confrontations involving ICE agents. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 19 July 2026

But when a tactic repeatedly becomes associated with fatal confrontations, responsible law enforcement has an obligation to ask whether those benefits still outweigh the risks, and whether changes can reduce those risks. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

To manage those risks, police officers receive extensive training on everything from approaching a vehicle and assessing threats to deescalating confrontations. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 July 2026