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Detailed Synonyms for confront in English

confront:

to confront verbe (confronts, confronted, confronting)

  1. to confront
    compare with; compare to; to compare; to equate; to confront
  2. to confront
    – deal with (something unpleasant) head on 1
    to face; to confront; face up
    – deal with (something unpleasant) head on 1
    • face verbe (faces, faced, facing)
      • He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes1
    • confront verbe (confronts, confronted, confronting)
      • You must confront your problems1
    • face up verbe
  3. to confront
    – present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize 1
    to present; to face; to confront
    – present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize 1
    • present verbe (presents, presented, presenting)
    • face verbe (faces, faced, facing)
      • He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions1
      • An enormous dilemma faces us1
    • confront verbe (confronts, confronted, confronting)
      • We confronted him with the evidence1
  4. to confront
    – oppose, as in hostility or a competition 1
    to face; to confront
    – oppose, as in hostility or a competition 1
    • face verbe (faces, faced, facing)
      • Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring1
    • confront verbe (confronts, confronted, confronting)
      • You must confront your opponent1
      • The two enemies finally confronted each other1
  5. to confront
    – be face to face with 1
    to confront
    – be face to face with 1
    • confront verbe (confronts, confronted, confronting)
      • The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume1

Conjugations for confront:

present
  1. confront
  2. confront
  3. confronts
  4. confront
  5. confront
  6. confront
simple past
  1. confronted
  2. confronted
  3. confronted
  4. confronted
  5. confronted
  6. confronted
present perfect
  1. have confronted
  2. have confronted
  3. has confronted
  4. have confronted
  5. have confronted
  6. have confronted
past continuous
  1. was confronting
  2. were confronting
  3. was confronting
  4. were confronting
  5. were confronting
  6. were confronting
future
  1. shall confront
  2. will confront
  3. will confront
  4. shall confront
  5. will confront
  6. will confront
continuous present
  1. am confronting
  2. are confronting
  3. is confronting
  4. are confronting
  5. are confronting
  6. are confronting
subjunctive
  1. be confronted
  2. be confronted
  3. be confronted
  4. be confronted
  5. be confronted
  6. be confronted
diverse
  1. confront!
  2. let's confront!
  3. confronted
  4. confronting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "confront":

  1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on1
    • You must confront your problems1
  2. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize1
    • We confronted him with the evidence1
  3. oppose, as in hostility or a competition1
    • You must confront your opponent1
    • The two enemies finally confronted each other1
  4. be face to face with1
    • The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume1

Related Synonyms for confront