Synonyms for confrontation
ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃən, -frʌn-con·fronta·tion

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1. confrontationnoun

   a bold challenge

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

2. confrontationnoun

   discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

3. confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-offnoun

   a hostile disagreement face-to-face

   Synonyms:
   showdown, meeting, encounter, face-off, brush, skirmish, opposition, clash, coming upon

4. confrontation, 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, opponent

5. confrontationnoun

   a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

Matched Categories

1. • Challenge
   • Comparison
   • Discord
   • Resistance

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1. List of paraphrases for "confrontation":

   clash, standoff, stand-off, showdown, matching, antagonism, conflict, match, encounter, fighting, confronting, face

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1. Olympia Police Chief Ronnie Roberts:

   There was some sort of confrontation there, and the officer felt threatened and discharged his firearm.

2. John Kerry:

   The challenge is three or four years ago, we wouldn't have known who to call ... and it could have grown into a major kind of hostage confrontation the way it had previously.

3. Foreign Minister Qin:

   If the United States does not hit the brakes, but continues to speed down the wrong path, no amount of guardrails can prevent derailing, and there will surely be conflict and confrontation.

4. Pogos Akopov:

   Putin understood this. He did not seek confrontation with the West but he believed you have to be strong so that people reckon with you.

5. Supreme Court:

   The situation the police officers faced in this case called for conflict resolution and de-escalation, not confrontation and Tasers.