| VERB | competition | confront, face | oppose, as in hostility or a competition |
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| communication | confront, face up, face | deal with (something unpleasant) head on | |
| communication | confront, face, present | present somebody with something, usually to accuse / accuse or criticize | |
| stative | confront | be face to face with |
| Sounds | kahnfrah'nt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Oppose, as in hostility or a competition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonym | face | |
| Narrower | front, breast | confront bodily |
| pit, oppose, match, play off | Set into opposition or rivalry | |
| take the bull by the horns | face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it | |
| Broader | meet, encounter, play, take on | contend against an opponent in a sport, game / game, or battle |
| Spanish | afrentar, afrontar, confrontar, encarar, enfrentar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, confrontar, enfrontar | |
| Nouns | confrontation | the act of hostile groups opposing each other |
| confrontation | a bold challenge | |
| Meaning | Deal with (something unpleasant) head on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "You must confront your problems" | |
| Synonyms | face up, face | |
| Narrower | undertake, tackle, take on | Accept as a challenge |
| Broader | set about, go about, approach | Begin to deal with |
| Opposite | avoid | Stay clear from |
| Similar to | confront, face, present | Present somebody with something, usually to accuse / accuse or criticize |
| Spanish | afrontar, confrontar, enfrentarse, enfrentar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, confrontar | |
| Meaning | Present somebody with something, usually to accuse / accuse or criticize. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "We confronted him with the evidence" | |
| Synonyms | face, present | |
| Similar to | confront, face up, face | Deal with (something unpleasant) head on |
| Spanish | afrontar, confrontar, enfrentarse a, enfrentar, obsequiar, presentar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, confrontar, enfrontar, obsequiar, presentar | |
| Nouns | confrontation | a focussed comparison |
| Meaning | Be face to face with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume" | |
| Broader | front, look, face | Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point |
| Spanish | afrontar, confrontar, enfrentar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, confrontar | |
| Nouns | confrontation | the act of hostile groups opposing each other |
| confrontation | a hostile disagreement face-to-face | |
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