to face in hostility or defiance; oppose

The feuding factions confronted one another.

to present for acknowledgment, contradiction, etc.; set face to face

They confronted him with evidence of his crime.

to stand or come in front of; stand or meet facing

The two long-separated brothers confronted each other speechlessly.

to be in one's way

the numerous obstacles that still confronted him.

to bring together for examination or comparison.

verb

back down

verb

accost , affront , beard , brave , call one’s bluff , come up against , dare , defy , encounter , face down , face up to , face with , flout , front , go one-on-one , go up against , make my day , meet , meet eyeball-to-eyeball , oppose , repel , resist , scorn , stand up to , tell off , withstand , face , run into , challenge , threaten