confront

confront is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
2. transitive verb. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
3. transitive verb. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
4. verb. deal with (something unpleasant) head on

   "You must confront your problems"

   "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

   Synonyms: face

5. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: face, present

6. verb. oppose, as in hostility or a competition

   "You must confront your opponent"

   "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"

   Synonyms: face

7. verb. be face to face with

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

Synonyms

face, present

Common word forms

confronts, confrontal, confronted, confronter, confronting, confrontment

Words from these letters

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