confrontation

Noun

Meaning

Act of confrontating.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

face-off opposition encounter showdown war battle conflict fight argument struggle dispute collision disagreement hostility contention
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Antonyms

amity alliance amnesty support peace agreement
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Hypernyms

resistance comparison challenge disagreement discord dissension

Hyponyms

strikebreaking

Related terms

confront

Phrases with the word

confrontation therapy confrontation line military confrontation violent confrontation armed confrontation fierce confrontation

Examples

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation. Peter Ustinov

I think of horror films as art, as films of confrontation. Films that make you confront aspects of your own life that are difficult to face. Just because you're making a horror film doesn't mean you can't make an artful film. David Cronenberg

The history of other cultures is non-existent until it erupts in confrontation with the United States. Edward Said

There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack. Sean Connery

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. Bashar al-Assad

They (i. e., the Pythagoreans) did not advocate the free confrontation of conflicting points of view. Instead, like all orthodox religions, they practised a rigidity that prevented them from correcting their errors. Carl Sagan

Close letter words and terms

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