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 Quebec election and the approaching Alberta vote have renewed questions about Canadian unity as Carney’s government confronts Trump’s tariffs and threats against the country. — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Specialized sources have described the film as a work that confronts the legacy of Syria’s prison and detention system through memory, testimony, and the restoration of survivors’ voices. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Any choice for or against the work, including the choice of no-choice—of indifference or disregard—confronts the question of authenticity. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

That is especially important as Maryland confronts fiscal challenges and policymakers examine the pace of future Blueprint funding increases. — Joshua L. Michael, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

Afterward, when the women go to take a group photo, a drunken Luann pushes her way to the front, and Gizelle finally confronts her. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

In a dystopian Madrid where children become the legal guardians of their parents, María confronts the system when her mother is admitted to La edad menor, an irreversible process of infantilization. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Phillips’s Bowery show confronts the local-global conundrum head-on by organizing the most extensive exhibition about a single street ever installed at an art museum. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

The interception comes as Kenya confronts growing concerns over synthetic drugs, particularly along the coast, where health and law-enforcement officials have reported increasing problems involving methamphetamine and heroin. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026