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cross(verb, stop, take, get, meet)
8
tackle(verb, meet, play, handle, grasp)
7
beard(verb, take, get, meet, disregard)
7
contend(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
7
counteract(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
7
deal with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
7
grapple with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
6
face down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, attack)
6
face up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, accept)
6
make a stand(verb, expression, idiom, take, get)
5
antagonize(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
5
contravene(verb, oppose, deny, reverse)
5
flout(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore, provoke)
5
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
4
contest(verb, meet, oppose, fight, provoke)
4
endure(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
4
frustrate(verb, stop, separate, disregard, ignore)
4
run into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, take)
4
scorn(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore, provoke)
4
wrestle(verb, light, oppose, see, manage)
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APASmart Define. (2016). confront thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/confront/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, confront thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/confront/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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