Confront and Combat

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Confront

Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.

Usage example: you must confront your fear in order to conquer it

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Combat is a synonym for confront in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Combat" instead a verb "Confront", when it comes to topics like battle.

Nearby Words: confrontation, confrontational, confronting

Combat

Combat verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.

Usage example: must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease

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Confront is a synonym for combat in fight topic. You can use "Confront" instead a verb "Combat", if it concerns topics such as battle.

Nearby Words: combative, combated, combatant, combating, combatively

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Common collocations

friend	confront friend	combat friend
problem	confront problem	combat problem
gang	confront gang	combat gang
evil	confront evil	combat evil
Other words: monster, villain, threat, enemy, times, shadows, enemies, problems, soldiers, villains.

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