Synonyms of confronts

confronts

verb

present tense third-person singular of confront

as in faces

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

you must confront your fear in order to conquer it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faces
• dares
• withstands
• encounters
• resists
• defies
• braves
• meets
• breasts
• stands up to
• fights
• outfaces
• outbraves
• approaches
• stands
• brazens
• challenges
• fronts
• opposes
• accosts
• beards
• repels
• affronts
• combats
• faces up (to)
• corners
• battles
• squares (off)
• contends (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• sidesteps
• dodges
• shirks
• shuns
• eschews
• ducks
• escapes
• evades
• eludes
• shakes
• funks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confronts

On deck is Hungerland, an upcoming feature that confronts obesity and the damaging effects of America’s food system, and Extension, which examines the dangers of social media and its link to many teen suicides. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Any choice for or against the work, including the choice of no-choice—of indifference or disregard—confronts the question of authenticity. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

That is especially important as Maryland confronts fiscal challenges and policymakers examine the pace of future Blueprint funding increases. — Joshua L. Michael, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

Afterward, when the women go to take a group photo, a drunken Luann pushes her way to the front, and Gizelle finally confronts her. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

In a dystopian Madrid where children become the legal guardians of their parents, María confronts the system when her mother is admitted to La edad menor, an irreversible process of infantilization. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Phillips’s Bowery show confronts the local-global conundrum head-on by organizing the most extensive exhibition about a single street ever installed at an art museum. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

The interception comes as Kenya confronts growing concerns over synthetic drugs, particularly along the coast, where health and law-enforcement officials have reported increasing problems involving methamphetamine and heroin. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

The latest contingent is arriving as Haiti confronts a deteriorating security and humanitarian environment and struggles to organize its first general elections in more than a decade. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026