Confront and Intimidate

Confront

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

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Intimidate and confront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intimidate" instead a verb "Confront".

Intimidate verb - To make timid or fearful by or as if by threats.

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Confront and intimidate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Intimidate".

Nearby Words: intimidating, intimidation

man	confront man	intimidate man
guy	confront guy	intimidate guy
people	confront people	intimidate people
wife	confront wife	intimidate wife
Other words: group, gang, team, army, time, way, suspect, villain, boss, enemy, forces, threats, enemies, guys, heroes, villains.

In the Leverage episode "The Miracle Job", Eliot and Hardison confront some local gangsters and one of them pulls back his shirt to intimidate our heroes.

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