Antonyms for confront
kənˈfrʌntcon·front

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confront

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. confront

   Antonyms:
   rally, encourage, abet, countenance

   Synonyms:
   oppose, face, encounter, resist, intimidate, menace

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confront, faceverb

   oppose, as in hostility or a competition

   "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

   Antonyms:
   avoid

   Synonyms:
   present, face, front, look, face up

2. confront, face up, faceverb

   deal with (something unpleasant) head on

   "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

   Antonyms:
   avoid

   Synonyms:
   present, face, front, look, face up

3. confront, face, presentverb

   present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

   "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

   Antonyms:
   avoid

   Synonyms:
   portray, demonstrate, demo, deliver, acquaint, represent, pose, give, lay out, front, look, face up, award, introduce, present, exhibit, face, stage, salute, gift, show, submit

4. confrontverb

   be face to face with

   "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

   Antonyms:
   avoid

   Synonyms:
   present, face, face up

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. evade

   escape or avoid ( someone or something ), especially by guile or trickery

   friends helped him to evade capture for time

   Submitted by rinat on September 23, 2019  

How to use confront in a sentence?

1. Zoe Stuckless:

   I have been raped, surprisingly by no one in this room, but I've never gotten to confront those guys, so, just a general f *** you.

2. Cory Booker:

   I subscribe to the idea of radical love, you should confront evil and injustice, but do it in the ways that Martin Luther King did it... who always did it by recognizing the dignity of even those who you oppose.

3. William Fullbright:

   We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.

4. Martin Kaymer:

   The people in my inner circle asked some uncomfortable questions so I had to be honest with Martin Kaymer and confront the truth about what really happened and I did, i know what the reasons were and I'm very happy about that because I will never let it happen again.

5. City Attorney Gary Saenz:

   Whether it's the fight against terrorism or our city coming through bankruptcy, it has brought about the attitude that we all need to lend support, confront our hardships, and find resolutions to our city's many problems.

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