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All confronted synonyms

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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 .
  • threatened — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
  • defied — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
  • accosted — (of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted.
  • repelled — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
  • resisted — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • affronted — experiencing an insult
  • bearded — A bearded man has a beard.
  • braved — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
  • dared — an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
  • scorned — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
  • withstood — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
  • handled — fitted with or having a handle or handles, especially of a specified kind (often used in combination): a handled pot; a long-handled knife.
  • faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
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