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Confront [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To stand face to face in full view; to face; to stand in front.

2. He spoke and then confronts the bull.

3. To stand in direct opposition; to oppose.

4. The East and West churches did both confront the Jews, and concur with them.

5. To set face to face; to bring into the presence of; as a accused person and a witness, in court, for examination and discovery of the truth; followed by with.

6. The witnesses are confronted with the accused, the accused with one another, or the witnesses with one another.

7. To set together for comparison; to compare one thing with another.

8. When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands.

Confront [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.

2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.

3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.

Confrontation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The act of bringing two persons into the presence of each other for examination and discovery of truth.

Confrontation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Act of confrontating.

Confronte [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Same as Affronte.

Confronted [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Set face to face, or in opposition; brought into the presence of.

Confronted [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Confront

Confronter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who confronts.

Confronting [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Setting or standing face to face, or in opposition, or in presence of.

Confronting [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Confront

Confrontment [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of confronting; the state of being face to face.

2. The act of confronting; the state of being face to face.

Front Roget’s Thesaurus §234

N. front, fore, forepart, foreground, face, disk, disc, frontage, facade, proscenium, facia, frontispiece, anteriority, obverse, fore rank, front rank, van, vanguard, advanced guard, outpost, first line, scout, brow, forehead, visage, physiognomy, phiz, countenance, mut*, rostrum, beak, bow, stem, prow, prore, jib, pioneer, metoposcopy

V. be in front, stand in front, front, face, confront, bend forwards, come to the front, come to the fore

Adj. fore, anterior, front, frontal

Adv. before, in front, in the van, in advance, ahead, right ahead, forehead, foremost, in the foreground, in the lee of, before one's face, before one's eyes, face to face, vis-a-vis, front a front

Phr. formosa muta commendatio est, frons est animi janua, "human face divine", imago animi vultus est indices oculi, "sea of upturned faces"

Comparison Roget’s Thesaurus §464

N. comparison, collation, contrast, # identification, comparative estimate, relative estimate, relativity, simile, similitude, analogy (similarity) 17, allegory, matching, pattern-matching, ratio, proportion (number) 84, discrimination 465, indiscrimination 465a, identification 465b

V. compare to, compare with, collate, confront, place side by side, juxtapose, set against one another, pit against one another, contrast, balance, identify, draw a parallel, parallel, compare notes, institute a comparison, parva componere magnis

Adj. comparative, metaphorical, compared with, comparable, judged by comparison

Adv. relatively, as compared with

Phr. comparisons are odious, "comparisons are odorous"

Opposition Roget’s Thesaurus §708

N. n, opposition, antagonism, oppugnancy, oppugnation, impugnation|, contrariety, contravention, counteraction, counterplot, cross fire, undercurrent, head wind, clashing, collision, conflict, competition, two of a trade, rivalry, emulation, race, absence of aid, resistance, restraint, hindrance

V. oppose, counteract, run counter to, withstand, control, hinder, antagonize, oppugn, fly in the face of, go dead against, kick against, fall afoul of, run afoul of, set against, pit against, face, confront, cope with, make a stand, make a dead set against, set oneself against, set one's face against, protest against, vote against, raise one's voice against, disfavor, turn one's back upon, set at naught, slap in the face, slam the door in one's face, be at cross purposes, play at cross purposes, counterwork, countermine, thwart, overthwart, work against, undermine, stem, breast, encounter, stem the tide, breast the tide, stem the current, stem the flood, buffet the waves, beat up against, make head against, grapple with, kick against the pricks, contend, do battle -with, do battle against, contradict, contravene, belie, go against, run against, beat against, militate against, come in conflict with, emulate, rival, spoil one's trade

Adj. opposing, opposed, adverse, antagonistic, contrary, at variance, at issue, at war with, unfavorable, unfriendly, hostile, inimical, cross, unpropitious, in hostile array, front to front, with crossed bayonets, at daggers drawn, up in arms, resistant, competitive, emulous

Adv. against, versus, counter to, in conflict with, at cross purposes, against the grain, against the current, against the stream, against the wind, against the tide, with a headwind, with the wind ahead, with the wind in one's teeth, in spite, in despite, in defiance, in the way, in the teeth of, in the face of, across, athwart, overthwart, where the shoe pinches, in spite of one's teeth, though, even, quand meme, per contra

Phr. nitor in adversum

Resistance Roget’s Thesaurus §719

N. resistance, stand, front, oppugnation, oppugnancy, opposition, renitence, renitency, reluctation, recalcitration, kicking, repulse, rebuff, insurrection, strike, turn out, lock out, barring out, levee en masse, jacquerie, riot

V. resist, not submit, repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand, stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against, stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out, hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm, breast the wave, breast the current, stem the tide, stem the torrent, face, confront, grapple with, show a bold front, present a front, make a stand, take one's stand, kick, kick against, recalcitrate, kick against the pricks, oppose, fly in the face of, lift the hand against, rise up in arms, strike, turn out, draw up a round robin, revolt, make a riot, prendre le mors aux dents, sell one's life dearly, die hard, keep at bay, repel, repulse

Adj. resisting, resistive, resistant, refractory, recalcitrant, renitent, up in arms, repulsive, repellant, proof against, unconquerable, stubborn, unconquered, indomitable, unyielding

Int. hands off, keep off

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Exodus 5:20

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.

Numbers 20:18

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

Numbers 20:20

And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.

Numbers 21:23

And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.

Numbers 22:34

And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”

1 Samuel 12:7

Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.

1 Samuel 15:12

And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”

1 Samuel 17:55

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”

2 Samuel 22:6

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

2 Samuel 22:19

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

2 Kings 23:29

In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.

2 Chronicles 19:2

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.

Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.

2 Chronicles 35:20

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.

Job 30:27

My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.

I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.

Job 33:5

If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.

Psalms 17:13

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

Psalms 18:5

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

Psalms 18:18

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

Psalms 116:3

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Psalms 127:5

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.