◄ Confront ►

Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To stand in opposition; to oppose with firmness\.

2. (v. t.) To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.

3. (v. t.) To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.

Thesaurus
accost advance affront alight upon analogize approach appropinquate approximate assimilate await baffle balance balk be imminent be in store bear down on bear down upon bear up beard bell the cat bid defiance bite the bullet blast brave brazen brazen out breast brew bring before bring forward bring into analogy bring into comparison bring up bump heads bump into call out challenge checkmate circumvent close close in close with come come across come among come closer come forward come near come on come up come up against come upon compare compare and contrast compare with complain complain loudly confound confront with contend contend with contrapose contraposit contrast contravene counter counteract countermand counterpose counterwork cross dare dash defeat defy destroy discomfit disconcert discountenance dish dispute disrupt dissent double-dare draw a comparison draw a parallel draw near draw nigh draw on elude encounter envisage face face down face out face the music face up face up to face with fall across fall among fall foul of fall upon flout flummox foil forthcome front frustrate gain upon gather hang over hover impend kick against knock the chocks lay before lie opposite lie over light upon liken liken to loom lower make a stand match measure against meet meet boldly meet head-on meet squarely meet up with meet with menace metaphorize narrow the gap near nonplus object offer resistance oppose outdare overhang parallel perplex pitch upon place against place before polarize pose against present to protest proximate put in opposition put it to recalcitrate relate reluct remonstrate resist revolt ruin run a comparison run across run into run smack into run the gauntlet run up against run upon sabotage scorn scotch scout scream defiance set at defiance set before set in contrast set in opposition set off against set over against show fight sidle up to similize speak out speak up spike spoil stand stand at bay stand opposed stand opposite stand up against stand up to stare down stem step up stonewall strive against stump subtend threaten thwart upset view together weigh weigh against withstand
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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