Synonyms of confronts

confronts

verb

present tense third-person singular of confront

as in faces

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

you must confront your fear in order to conquer it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faces
• dares
• withstands
• encounters
• resists
• defies
• braves
• meets
• breasts
• stands up to
• fights
• outfaces
• outbraves
• approaches
• stands
• brazens
• challenges
• fronts
• opposes
• accosts
• beards
• repels
• affronts
• combats
• faces up (to)
• corners
• battles
• squares (off)
• contends (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• sidesteps
• dodges
• shirks
• shuns
• eschews
• ducks
• escapes
• evades
• eludes
• shakes
• funks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confronts

The latest contingent is arriving as Haiti confronts a deteriorating security and humanitarian environment and struggles to organize its first general elections in more than a decade. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

The idea comes as the economy confronts rising interest rates, continuing inflation and climbing fuel costs. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

An emboldened Lizzie finally confronts Abby over her cruelty in the fourth episode after learning that her stepmother plans to divorce Andrew and take half his money. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

His professional partner, Emma (Michelle Keegan), is a headstrong presence in the force and consistently confronts the everyday sexism that permeates the office. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

With raw honesty, Tyson confronts the choices, pressures, and personal cost behind his legacy. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

At 53 years old, Feng Xia, a Chinese immigrant in Montreal, finally confronts her repressed desire for women and begins a secret affair with a young Québécoise. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

In the chill of exile, an Iranian writer confronts a foreign language. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

In the finale, Alice confronts Easton at his home and has to acknowledge that an entire cohort of people — cops, other wealthy men, even Easton’s own daughter — were complicit in his crimes. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026