Confront and Like

Confront

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

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

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Confront and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

man	confront man	like man
guy	confront guy	like guy
people	confront people	like people
time	confront time	like time
Other words: fact, way, characters, father, guys.

So much to the point that during an infamous promo by Shawn Michaels at Montreal in 2005, when Bret's music played and it seemed like he was going to come out and confront Shawn, the crowd erupted.

Source: Wrestling / Bret Hart
Unusual for an adversary in Hitman, Charlie won't defend himself or even try to flee when you confront him, instead hiding underwater like a big baby until you leave.

Source: Video Game / Hitman
If you side with the mages and confront Alexius, at one point Alexius' son asks Alexius if he knows what he sounds like.

Source: Genre Savvy / Video Games

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