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confronted

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /kənˈfrʌnt/
    • /kənˈfrʌnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kənˈfrʌnt/

Definition of confronted word

  • noun confronted Simple past tense and past participle of confront. 1

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Parts of speech for Confronted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

confronted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

confronted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for confronted

verb confronted

  • challenged — If you say that someone is challenged in a particular way, you mean that they have a disability in that area. Challenged is often combined with inappropriate words for humorous effect.
  • opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • antagonized — Simple past tense and past participle of antagonize.
  • provoked — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
  • met — simple past tense and past participle of meet1 .

Antonyms for confronted

verb confronted

  • avoided — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
  • dodged — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • yielded — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.

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