Synonyms for confrontation
ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃən, -frʌn-con·fronta·tion

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1. confrontationnoun

   a bold challenge

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

2. confrontationnoun

   discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

3. confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-offnoun

   a hostile disagreement face-to-face

   Synonyms:
   showdown, meeting, encounter, face-off, brush, skirmish, opposition, clash, coming upon

4. confrontation, oppositionnoun

   the act of hostile groups opposing each other

   "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

   Synonyms:
   encounter, face-off, showdown, foeman, resistance, foe, oppositeness, opposite, enemy, opposition, opponent

5. confrontationnoun

   a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison

   Synonyms:
   showdown, face-off, opposition, encounter

Matched Categories

1. • Challenge
   • Comparison
   • Discord
   • Resistance

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1. List of paraphrases for "confrontation":

   clash, standoff, stand-off, showdown, matching, antagonism, conflict, match, encounter, fighting, confronting, face

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1. Felipe Borba:

   In smaller districts there is direct confrontation between local rivals. The winner takes all and losing office means you have nothing.

2. Boris Nemtsov:

   This government wades into a costly, fratricidal war in Ukraine and into pointless confrontation with the West. We all feel the effects of this insane policy.

3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   I am a teacher of many, but a student of life, for when I teach, I also learn. my students show me the effects of my works. I do not teach radicalization, nor confrontation. I give the education for a healing of the nation, from which peace should flow.

4. Andrés Manuel López Obrador:

   I'm aware that there are political groups in the US that are committed to confrontation, that would like to hold the people of Latin America and the Caribbean hostage, as is the case of the blockade against Cuba, which is highly promoted by Cuban politicians who have a lot of influence in the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, but I consider the blockade inappropriate, and inhumane(...) an entire people can not suffer for the interest of a group, so the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador government must decide on this because it is a matter of human rights, which has to do with sovereignty.

5. Police Chief Stephen Stepp:

   As the officer exited his vehicle, he was suddenly confronted by an armed subject, As a result of the confrontation, the officer discharged his firearm, resulting in the death of Mr. Corey Jones.