confront

Verb

Verb Forms: confronted, confronting, confronts

To face a challenge or person defiantly.
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- "You must confront your opponent"
- "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- "You must confront your problems"
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- "We confronted him with the evidence"
be face to face with
- "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
To deal with.
To bring someone face to face with something.
To come up against; to encounter.
To engage in confrontation.
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

Examples

confront a problem
He had to CONFRONT his fear of losing by playing his last, high-risk word.
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.
We should confront him about the missing money.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French confronter, borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre, from con- + frontem (“front, forehead”).

Synonyms

face, face up, present, challenge, oppose, tackle

Antonyms

avoid

Scrabble Score: 13

confront: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
confront: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confront: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

confront: valid Words With Friends Word