CONFRONTING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

confronting

verb

present participle of confront

as in facing

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage you must confront your fear in order to conquer it

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Recent Examples of confronting Blanche is also confronting growing distrust of the Justice Department among judges, who in multiple cases have accused government lawyers of withholding information or misleading courts. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Trump may not be interested in confronting Xi, after spending so much of his first year in office in a trade war with China. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Vance has been playing up to MAGA lately, going hard on immigration and confronting reporters similar to his boss. — Joe Battenfeld, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 Jake recalls learning of the killings during a memorial, confronting the surreal crime scene at his childhood home and honoring his parents with sister Romy in an emotional Dodger Stadium first pitch. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 But in between the jump scares and supernatural horrors is a story of motherhood and confronting the past. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 But a loss could make the risks confronting the board going forward harder to ignore. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The other seeks national recognition of the urgency confronting children and families. — Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 The crisis is giving new urgency to an energy problem that Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers were already confronting. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Chancellor Julio Frenk announced the move Monday afternoon in an email to the UCLA community, framing the change around the financial challenges facing an athletic department trying to adapt to a rapidly changing college sports landscape.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
From a retail perspective, Bryan Gildenberg, managing director of Retail Cities, pointed to the changing competitive landscape facing Shein.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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