3
coping with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, face to face with)
3
crossing(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
3
face
3
in the face of
3
in the teeth of
3
opposite(adjective, adverb, hostile, different, antagonistic)
3
oppositional(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing, obstructive)
3
protesting(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
3
repelling(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
adverse(hostile, contrary, opposing)
2
against(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, opposite)
2
antagonistic(hostile, different, contrary, opposite, opposing)
2
anti(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
2
antipathetic(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
2
antithetical(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
2
antonymous(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
2
arguing(verb, contending, conversing)
2
at cross-purposes(expression, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
collating
2
comparing
11 years ago|5.7k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). confronting thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/confronting/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "confronting thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/confronting/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, confronting thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/confronting/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "confronting thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/confronting/thesaurus/synonyms>