CONFRONTED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

confronted

verb

past tense of confront

as in faced

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage you must confront your fear in order to conquer it

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Recent Examples of confronted While the inquiry reached no conclusion on whether the Russini-Vrabel relationship was romantic, Semel noted that Russini, after Page Six confronted her about the photos in April, waited two days before telling her editors and managers. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 As new waves of feminists confronted different issues, some became exasperated by Steinem’s seemingly perennial role as the face of the women’s movement. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 And now, it's followed me all these years and I am always confronted by a moral dilemma. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Those girls and another teen employee quit the restaurant after Roberts confronted Steppach about the accusations, the report states. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026 Parton, who moved to Nashville in 1964, was immediately confronted with this paradox. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Surveillance video from the Cedar Glenn complex showed Brunson, Newman, and another unnamed co-defendant jumping a fence, approaching a Chevrolet Suburban, and fleeing after being confronted by a witness. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Pursued by monstrous entities and confronted by manifestations of human suffering, Dante and Virgil will eventually come face to face with the Devil himself. — Ed Meza, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana-Chicago game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter. — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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That progression is important because solid-state batteries have faced a difficult transition from promising laboratory cells to reliable, high-volume manufacturing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
The psychological thriller, which Zeller wrote, produced and directed, follows the emotional and moral challenges faced by a couple in an increasingly uncertain world.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

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