Synonyms for confrontation
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Noun
1. Showdown — the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
Related words
- Word family
- confrontational confrontationism confrontationist confront
Forms
- Plural
- confrontations → showdowns, encounters, face-offs, confrontals…
Example sentences
- encounter The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.
- showdown It's the final showdown between good and evil.
- opposition The plan met with opposition from the inhabitants.
By length
- 8 letters
- showdown2
- 9 letters
- encounter3
- 10 letters
- opposition4, confrontal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (showdown2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- confrontation
- Italiano
- confronto
- Español
- confrontación