confronting
Definitions
Verb
- Oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- Deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- Be face to face with
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "confronting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continuing | 4 | 61 |
| 2 | conditioning | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | contrasting | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | conflicting | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | contracting | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | scrutinizing | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | captivating | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | counteracting | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | criticizing | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | culminating | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | cultivating | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | catapulting | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | categorizing | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | commemorating | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | constraining | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | countervailing | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | accentuating | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | camouflaging | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | castigating | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | chlorinating | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | coexisting | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | collaborating | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | commingling | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | conferencing | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | configuring | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | consummating | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | cornhusking | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | counterfeiting | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | crisscrossing | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | customizing | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | equivocating | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | excoriating | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | extraditing | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | extricating | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | quantifying | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | scriptwriting | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "confronting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confronted | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | confrontation | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | confront | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | connecting | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | confronts | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | fronting | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | confining | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | converting | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | consorting | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | confounding | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | confrontations | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | corning | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | conning | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | coronation | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | consenting | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | condoning | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | conferencing | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | froning | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | confrontational | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | conforming | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "confronting" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "confronting" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "confronting".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 36
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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