Confront

Quick meaning: Confront is a verb meaning (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

Meaning

(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To deal with.
2. (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
3. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
4. (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
5. (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
6. (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Example Sentences

confront a problem

We should confront him about the missing money.

Inter Milan are to confront Juventus in the final.

It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.

Word Forms

• confronts
• confronting
• confronted

Synonyms for confront

Depending on context, synonyms include oppose, challenge, tackle, present, face, face up.

Antonyms for confront

Common opposites include avoid.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include face up, present, face, confrontation, challenge, encounter.

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