CONFRONTATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONFRONTATION?

Need another word that means the same as “confrontation”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “confrontation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Confrontation” are: opposition, encounter, face-off, showdown, conflict, clash, brush, fight, battle, contest, head-to-head, engagement, tangle, skirmish, collision, meeting, duel, incident, high noon, struggle, combat, tussle, race

Confrontation as a Noun

Definitions of "Confrontation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “confrontation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A bold challenge.
• A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties.
• Discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions.
• The act of hostile groups opposing each other.
• A focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison.
• A situation where two players or sides compete to win a sporting contest.
• A hostile disagreement face-to-face.

Synonyms of "Confrontation" as a noun (23 Words)

battle	A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war. Police tried to control the battle between the pro and anti abortion mobs.
brush	An act of sweeping applying or arranging with a brush or with one s hand. My first brush with fame.
clash	A violent confrontation. There have been minor clashes with security forces.
collision	(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together. A collision of interests.
combat	Fighting between armed forces. Pilots re enacted the aerial combats of yesteryear.
conflict	A prolonged armed struggle. This form of conflict is essential to Mann s writing.
contest	An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. A leadership contest.
duel	A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour. Twice he had seriously wounded men in duels.
encounter	A minor short-term fight. There was a brief encounter in the hallway.
engagement	The act of sharing in the activities of a group. A good long engagement to give you time to be sure.
face-off	A hostile disagreement face-to-face.
fight	The inclination or ability to fight or struggle. The fight was on television last night.
head-to-head	The length or height based on the size of a human or animal head.
high noon	A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12.
incident	A privilege, burden, or right attaching to an office, estate, or other holding. Several amusing incidents.
meeting	A formally arranged gathering. An athletics meeting.
opposition	An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force. Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead.
race	A series of races for horses or dogs held at a fixed time on a set course. Hill started from pole position and won the race.
showdown	(in poker or brag) the requirement at the end of a round that the players who remain in should show their cards to determine which is the strongest hand. He and his government were lurching towards an angry showdown with their critics.
skirmish	A minor short-term fight. There was a skirmish over the budget.
struggle	A conflict or contest. There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around.
tangle	A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven. A tangle of government regulations.
tussle	A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something. There was a tussle for the ball.

Usage Examples of "Confrontation" as a noun

• Four months of violent confrontation between government and opposition forces.
• The race promised a classic confrontation between the two top runners in the world.
• The government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions.
• A confrontation with the legislature.

Associations of "Confrontation" (30 Words)

battle	Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle. Firefighters battled a 9 800 acre brush fire.
challenger	The contestant you hope to defeat. Heroic challengers of authority.
clang	Make or cause to make a clang. The steel door slammed shut with a clang.
clash	Disagree violently. The two sides clashed in a goalless draw at Old Trafford in November.
collide	Cause to collide. The physicists collided the particles.
collision	An instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another. A collision of two diverse cultures and languages.
compete	Compete for something engage in a contest measure oneself against others. He competed with a number of other candidates.
conflict	Be in conflict. The date for the match conflicted with a religious festival.
confront	Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize. Merrill confronted him with her suspicions.
contend	To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation. He contends that the judge was wrong.
crash	Move with or as if with a crashing noise. A racing car had crashed wrecking a safety barrier.
disagree	Be different from one another. The results disagree with the findings reported so far.
disagreement	A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. Disagreements between parents and adolescents.
encounter	A hostile disagreement face-to-face. His close encounter with death.
enemy	A personal enemy. Routine is the enemy of art.
fortuitous	Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate. Fortuitous encounters strange accidents of fortune.
hostile	(of a takeover bid) opposed by the company to be bought. Hostile takeover.
incidental	An incidental expense event etc. Confusion incidental to a quick change.
irreconcilable	(of people) implacably hostile to each other. These two views of the economy are irreconcilable.
meet	A meeting typically one with an illicit purpose. She took Paul to meet her parents.
opponent	Someone who offers opposition. An opponent of the economic reforms.
oppose	Actively resist (a person or system. A workers movement opposed the regime.
opposing	In conflict or competition with someone or something. The brothers fought on opposing sides in the war.
opposition	A body of people united in opposing something. Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead.
person-to-person	A human body (usually including the clothing.
rival	Be the rival of be in competition with. He had respect for his rivals.
rubbing	Representation consisting of a copy as of an engraving made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal. Dab at the stain vigorous rubbing could damage the carpet.
unbeatable	Not able to be defeated or bettered in a contest or commercial market. Views from the patio are unbeatable.
unseat	Cause (someone) to fall from a horse or bicycle. Rawhide unseated Kevin Bradley at the first fence.
vie	Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. The athletes were vying for a place in the British team.