confront
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
You must confront your opponent
Types & categories
- encounter hypernym
- front hyponym
- take the bull by the horns hyponym
- pit hyponym
Related & opposite
- face off also see
- opposition derivation
- boldness derivation
- confrontation derivation
Sense 2 verb
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
You must confront your problems
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
We confronted him with the evidence
Related & opposite
- confrontation derivation
- face verb group
Sense 4 verb
be face to face with
The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume
Types & categories
- front hypernym
Related & opposite
- opposition derivation
- face-off derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | face off |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | opposition |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boldness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confrontation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | encounter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | front |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | take the bull by the horns |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pit |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | avoid |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | confront |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | set about |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tackle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confrontation |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | face |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | opposition |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | face-off |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | front |