confronted
Met head on
Confronted is the past tense of confront, meaning to face directly or come up against.
You might be confronted by an angry neighbor, confronted with difficult choices, or confronted by evidence of wrongdoing.
The word implies something challenging or uncomfortable that demands a response: When confronted, he admitted everything.
Something blocking the way
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
perseverance · resilience · barrier · hurdle · trial · test · difficulty · setback
Violent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- tensionStretched or strained state
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
hostility · antagonism · friction · face-off · opposition · discord · aggression · showdown
Gathering for discussion
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- approachWay of handling something
- engageActively participate or connect
- come acrossFind accidentally
run into · cross paths · stumble upon · accost · intercept · waylay · ambush · corner
Capacity to withstand force
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
refusal · opposition · noncompliance · insubordination · defiant · obstinacy · mutiny · uprising
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
struggle · perseverance · resilience · barrier · hurdle · trial · test · difficulty · setback · face
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- tensionStretched or strained state
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
altercation · hostility · antagonism · friction · face-off · opposition · discord · aggression · showdown · feud
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- approachWay of handling something
- engageActively participate or connect
come across · run into · cross paths · stumble upon · accost · intercept · waylay · ambush · corner · surprise
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
dissent · refusal · opposition · noncompliance · insubordination · defiant · obstinacy · mutiny · uprising · insurrection
- taking risksdared, bet, gambled, risked, wagered
- took actionacted, took charge, took control, took command, initiated
- took onassumed, undertook, undertaken, tackled, shouldered
confrontedavoided
Deliberately stayed away from
evaded · dodged · sidestepped · circumvented · escaped
confrontedignored
Purposely not noticed
denied · suppressed · overlooked · disregarded · dismissed
- confront one's demonsWrestle with personal torments
- final confrontationDecisive concluding clash
- physical confrontationAggressive bodily conflict
confront, confrontation, confronting, confrontational, confronts, confrontations