Synonyms for
Confronting
Definition
To face or deal with a difficult situation or person.
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Common collocations
- confronting the issue
- confronting the enemy
- confronting the truth
- confronting a challenge
- confronting a problem
- confronting someone directly
- confronting fear
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Usage note
Confronting implies facing a difficult or unpleasant situation or person directly. It can carry a connotation of aggression or assertiveness depending on the context.
Example sentences
- I will be confronting my bully tomorrow at school.
- She is confronting her fear of public speaking by practicing in front of a mirror.
- The police officer is confronting the suspect in the interrogation room.
- The team is confronting a challenging opponent in the championship game.
- He is confronting his addiction by attending support group meetings.
Quotes
Confronting a difficulty produces a turnaround. It's a truism, but one that needs to be learned afresh every generation.
Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and sometimes more strength yet to curb the aggressive urges anger may bring and to channel them into nonviolent outlets.
The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril. Confronted by such a leader, the people will follow him anywhere, and will become infinitely more attached to him than to his cause.