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con·front
 confront
- pronunciation:
- k
 n
fruhnt
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
confronted, confronting, confronts |
| definition 1: |
to meet or face without evasion or avoidance.
He decided to confront his accuser.She confronted the problem head-on.- synonyms:
- face
- antonyms:
- avoid, evade
- similar words:
- accost, affront, brave, come to grips with, defy, encounter, face up to, meet
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| definition 2: |
to present for solution or acknowledgment.
These are some of the problems that confront women today.- similar words:
- challenge, face
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| definition 3: |
to face with hostility or an accusing attitude.
- synonyms:
- affront
- similar words:
- accost, accuse, challenge, encounter, meet, oppose
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| related words: |
approach, dare, engage, experience, fight, greet, hack, stand, withstand |
| derivations: |
confrontational (adj.), confrontation (n.) |
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