Word

confront, v.
(confronted, confronting, confronts)
freq. cnt. 46

oppose, as in hostility or a competition
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 24

confront face

sample sentences

"You must confront your opponent"
"Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
"The two enemies finally confronted each other"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

face

also see

face off

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confrontation confrontation

semantic pointers

hypernym

meet, encounter, take on, play

hyponym

front, breast take the bull by the horns oppose, pit, match, play off

deal with (something unpleasant) head on
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 3

confront face face up

sample sentences

"You must confront your problems"
"He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

antonym

avoid

semantic pointers

hypernym

approach, go about, set about

verb group

confront, face, present

hyponym

tackle, undertake, take on

present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3

confront face present

sample sentences

"We confronted him with the evidence"
"He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"
"An enormous dilemma faces us"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confrontation

semantic pointers

verb group

face, confront, face up

be face to face with
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

confront

sample sentences

"The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confrontation confrontation

semantic pointers

hypernym

face, front, look