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confront(verb, stop, upset, cover, meet)
21
encounter(verb, upset, cover, meet, attack)
19
defy(verb, set, meet, attack, oppose)
19
oppose(verb, meet, consider, disregard, play)
15
challenge(verb, stop, set, meet, disregard)
13
withstand(verb, take, meet, attack, disregard)
11
cope with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
11
resist(verb, take, meet, attack, disregard)
8
contend(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
8
fight(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
8
stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, attack)
8
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
7
grapple(verb, meet, attack, light, oppose)
5
counter(verb, attack, consider, oppose, fight)
5
cross(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
4
combat(verb, meet, attack, fight, bear)
4
dispute(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
3
argue(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
3
clash(verb, meet, light, oppose, see)
3
dissent(verb, fight, resist, counter)
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APASmart Define. (2016). face thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/face/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, face thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/face/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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