Synonym: encounter, face-off, opposition, showdown. Similar words: confront, orientation, presentation, implementation, representation, in front of, invitation, limitation. Meaning: [‚kɒnfrən'teɪʃn] 
n. 1. a bold challenge 2. discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions 3. a hostile disagreement face-to-face 4. the act of hostile groups opposing each other 5. a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison.
n. 1. a bold challenge 2. discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions 3. a hostile disagreement face-to-face 4. the act of hostile groups opposing each other 5. a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison. 
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31. The fear is that these minor clashes may develop into all-out confrontation.
32. By midsummer both police and protesters were girding for confrontation.
33. This could pitch the government into confrontation with the work-force.
34. The point is to avoid outright confrontation.
35. The Maggot was growling to himself, relishing the confrontation.
36. The advance forces feared a major confrontation with militiamen.Sentence dictionary
37. Following the violent confrontation the dump was closed.
38. It would lead to deepening confrontation in the peninsula..
39. Pupils and staff meet in direct physical confrontation.
40. Confrontation with the two envoys is very eye-opening.
41. That brief confrontation with Luke Calder had unsettled her far more than the incident in the garage, if she was honest.
42. He is not interested in them sexually, so there is no direct confrontation between him and the newcomer.
43. Should I try to split Mark and Kevin up and risk the confrontation that might result?
44. They therefore had no wish to be forced into a fresh confrontation with him if nothing was done about Karadzic.
45. The Patten plan, detailed in a Government draft circular, risks further heightening confrontation with teachers already boycotting national curriculum tests.
46. By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.
47. That will involve significant change from the separation, suspicion, and even outright confrontation that have existed for decades.
48. The time is ripe for a show-down or a major confrontation over money matters.
49. After the hearing, the differences between Thresher and Thomas spilled over into a confrontation in a courthouse hallway.
50. They resist school procedures and rules but not to the point of risking outright confrontation with teachers.
51. He is not bothered in the slightest by the dark or confrontation.
52. In the resulting confrontation several hundred Mohawks armed with clubs and guns fought running battles with police.
53. Whatever the reason, Sullivan was convinced that he would now witness the final confrontation between the two men.
54. In a face-to-face confrontation angry demonstrators threw bricks and bottles at the police.
55. The existence of competing bodies claiming to exercise jurisdiction in the town inevitably provoked violent confrontation.
56. A confrontation is really going to be counterproductive for everyone.
57. The confrontation ended April 19 with a fire that consumed the compound and killed Koresh and about 80 of his followers.
58. The way confrontation is handled should not be destructive to the counsellee.
59. This merely leads to confrontation and transforms the negotiation into a contest.
60. Batty was having a serious confrontation with Alan Byrne in midfield Byrne won the first half.
More similar words: confront, orientation, presentation, implementation, representation, in front of, invitation, limitation, contribution, in relation to, transportation, rehabilitation, interpretation, prestidigitation, conversation, conservation, environmental protection, consideration, concentration, a bone of contention, frontier, the front line, contain, container, representative, confession, nation, donation, education, relation.