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Definitions for Confront

[1] to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
[2] to present for acknowledgment, contradiction, etc.; set face to face: They confronted him with evidence of his crime.
[3] to stand or come in front of; stand or meet facing: The two long-separated brothers confronted each other speechlessly.
[4] to be in one's way: the numerous obstacles that still confronted him.
[5] to bring together for examination or comparison.
[6] (usually foll by with) to present or face (with something), esp in order to accuse or criticize
[7] to face boldly; oppose in hostility
[8] to be face to face with; be in front of
[9] to bring together for comparison

Words related to Confront

defy, resist, accost, repel, oppose, meet, encounter, withstand, brave, affront, flout, scorn, front, dare, beard

Words nearby Confront

conformity, confound, confounded, confraternity, confrere, confront, confrontation, confrontational, confrontationist, confrère, confucian

Origin of Confront

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin confrontārī, equivalent to Latin con- con- + -frontārī, derivative of Latin frōns forehead, front

Other words from Confront

con·front·al , con·front·ment , noun
con·front·er , noun
re·con·front , verb (used with object)
un·con·front·ed , adjective

Word origin for Confront

C16: from Medieval Latin confrontārī to stand face to face with, from frons forehead

Synonyms for Confront

accost, defy, encounter, meet, oppose, repel, resist, affront, beard, brave, dare, flout, front, scorn, withstand, call one's bluff, come up against, face down, face up to, face with, go one-on-one, go up against, make my day, meet eyeball-to-eyeball, stand up to, tell off