He deliberately kept on provoking a confrontation.
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Confrontation
/ˌkɑn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "confrontation" (137 found)
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Closest matches (28)
allegoryanalogyantagonismantepositionantipathyantithesisaudiencebalancingbargainingbargaining sessionclashingcollisioncollision coursecombatcomparative anatomycomparative degreecomparative grammarcomparative judgment
Strong matches (41)
comparative linguisticscomparative literaturecomparative methodcomparecomparingcomparisonconclaveconfabconfabulationconferenceconflictconfrontmentcongressconsultationcontentioncontradictioncontradistinctioncontraindicationcontrapositioncontrariety
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contrastcontrastivenesscontroversyconventioncorrelationcouncilcouncil firecouncil of warcounterpositioncross purposescross-purposesdisagreementdiscrepancydiscussiondistinctiondistinctivenessencounter
Noun(4 words)
Related words (68)
Noun(13 words)
exchange of viewseyeball-to-eyeball encounterhigh-level talkhostilityhuddleinconsistencyinimicalnessinterchange of viewsinterviewjoininglikeningmatchingmeetingmetaphornarrow squeaknear missnear thingnear-missnegotiationnegotiations
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news conferenceopposingoppositenessoppositionopposureoppugnanceoppugnancypalaverparallelismparleyperversitypolar oppositionpolaritypolarizationposing againstpourparlerpowwowpress conferenceproportionrelationrencontrerepugnanceseancesessionshowdownsimilesimilitudesittingskirmishsummitsummit conferencesummitrytrope of comparisonweighing
Verb(1 words)
smack into opposition
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8 entriesideological confrontationintellectual confrontationmethodological challengephysical confrontationphysical fightpolicy challengescuffleverbal confrontation
Collocations
6 entriesarmed confrontationintellectual confrontationphysical confrontationpolitical confrontationstreet confrontationverbal confrontation
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
I don't like confrontation.
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Some journalists claim that Russia and the U.S. are in confrontation as competitors in the battle for influence on the development of Ukraine.
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Tom really wanted to walk away from the confrontation, but the bystanders kept egging him on.
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