confrontingn.
/kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/ The action of confront v.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > confronting
fronting1581
confrontment1604
confronting1642
the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun]
evennessOE
eveningc1225
collationc1374
respitea1382
comparison1393
proportion?a1425
resemblance?a1439
comparation1483
comparing1489
commensuration1526
parificationc1537
conferring1561
paragon1590
counter-scale1645
counterbalance1647
collibration1656
confrontation1665
similituding1681
simile1682
confronting1887
1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy §46 A direct overthrow to Christianity, and a confronting of a Divine institution.
1887 Spectator 29 Oct. 1447 These honest confrontings of modern difficulties with ancient doctrine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
confrontingadj.
That confronts:† a. Bordering, adjoining (obsolete).
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the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > contiguous > bordering
coasted1382
costeianta1393
coastingc1400
marching?a1425
bordering1530
finitimate1578
confining1605
confronting1614
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. x. §3. 191 The confronting, and next people of all other vnto it.
b. Standing face to face, meeting in opposition.
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the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [adjective] > facing
butting1447
obvious1603
frontier1609
abuttinga1616
confronting1710
society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > contending > meeting in hostile manner
encountering1586
confronting1798
1710 E. Ward Vulgus Britannicus: 3rd Pt. 115 Large Confronting Bumpers pass.
1798 J. Hucks Poems 178 Ev'n now confronting armies meet.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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