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confront
verb
1 confront
Oppose, as in hostility or a competition:
— You must confront your opponent.
— The two enemies finally confronted each other.
synonym: face.
Roget 234:
be in front,
stand in front
etc.
adj.;
front,
face,
confront;
bend forwards;
come to the front,
come to the fore.
Roget 464:
compare to,
compare with;
collate,
confront;
place side by side,
juxtapose
etc.
(near)
197;
set against one another,
pit against one another;
contrast,
balance.
identify,
draw a parallel,
parallel.
compare notes;
institute a comparison;
parva componere magnis [Lat.].
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Roget 708:
oppose,
counteract,
run counter to;
withstand
etc.
(resist)
719;
control
etc.
(restrain)
751;
hinder
etc.
706;
antagonize,
oppugn,
fly in the face of,
go dead against,
kick against,
fall afoul of,
run afoul of;
set against,
pit against;
face,
confront,
cope with;
make a stand,
make a dead set against;
set oneself against,
set one's face against;
protest against,
vote against,
raise one's voice against;
disfavor,
turn one's back upon;
set at naught,
slap in the face,
slam the door in one's face.
be at cross purposes;
play at cross purposes;
counterwork†,
countermine;
thwart,
overthwart†;
work against,
undermine.
stem,
breast,
encounter;
stem the tide,
breast the tide,
stem the current,
stem the flood;
buffet the waves;
beat up against,
make head against;
grapple with;
kick against the pricks
etc.
(resist)
719;
contend
etc.
720;
do battle with
etc.
(warfare)
722,
do battle against.
contradict,
contravene;
belie;
go against,
run against,
beat against,
militate against;
come in conflict with.
emulate
etc.
(compete)
720;
rival,
spoil one's trade.
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Roget 719:
resist;
not submit
etc.
725;
repugn†,
reluct,
reluctate†,
withstand;
stand up against,
strive against,
bear up under,
bear up against,
be proof against,
make head against;
stand,
stand firm,
stand one's ground,
stand the brunt of,
stand out;
hold one's grounds,
hold one's own,
hold out,
hold firm.
breast the wave,
breast the current;
stem the tide,
stem the torrent;
face,
confront,
grapple with;
show a bold front
etc.
(courage)
861;
present a front;
make a stand,
take one's stand.
kick,
kick against;
recalcitrate†,
kick against the pricks;
oppose
etc.
708;
fly in the face of;
lift the hand against
etc.
(attack)
716;
rise up in arms
etc.
(war)
722;
strike,
turn out;
draw up a round robin
etc.
(remonstrate)
932;
revolt
etc.
(disobey)
742;
make a riot.
prendre le mors aux dents [Fr.],
take the bit between the teeth;
sell one's life dearly,
die hard,
keep at bay;
repel,
repulse.
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Dutch: confronteren
2 confront
Deal with (something unpleasant) head on:
— You must confront your problems.
synonyms: face, face up.
Dutch: confronteren
3 confront
Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize:
— We confronted him with the evidence.
synonyms: face, present.
4 confront
Be face to face with.
Dutch: tegenover stellen, vergelijken
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confronting
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