What are some opposite words for confrontation?
Antonyms for confrontation
ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃən, -frʌn-con·fronta·tion
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confrontationnoun
a bold challenge
Synonyms:
showdown, face-off, opposition, encounterconfrontationnoun
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
Synonyms:
showdown, face-off, opposition, encounterconfrontation, encounter, showdown, face-offnoun
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Synonyms:
showdown, meeting, encounter, face-off, brush, skirmish, opposition, clash, coming uponconfrontation, oppositionnoun
the act of hostile groups opposing each other
"the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
Synonyms:
encounter, face-off, showdown, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opposition, opponentconfrontationnoun
a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
Synonyms:
showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter
How to use confrontation in a sentence?
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:
There are a few Western countries that want to maintain the crisis in Ukraine and to maintain and boost the confrontation between Ukraine and Russia, including through provocative efforts toward membership in the Atlantic alliance, the very idea of Ukraine's efforts to join NATO are dangerous, not only for Ukrainian people, because there is no unity over that issue, it is dangerous for European security.
They were meant to be sleepers, typically an illegal sent to another country is a sleeper. He or she is available to handle a very sensitive asset, or in the case of wartime, or some sort of confrontation, be available.
My personal view is that none of the sides want an [ armed ] confrontation, but everyone is afraid that if any side shows weakness or a lack of resolve, then the other side will misinterpret it, it's a security spiral, and there is no stability in a situation like this.
Cooperation and dialogue are better than friction and confrontation.
With a population determined to resist, and a regime determined to hang on at all costs, violent confrontation is likely to continue, this also makes ASEAN's efforts look all the more out of touch, with its special envoy yet to visit the country, and calling just three days ago for a ceasefire.
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