Confront and Spurn

Confront

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

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

Spurn

Spurn verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

Confront and spurn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Spurn".

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

Common collocations

friend confront friend spurn friend
people confront people spurn people
shadows confront shadows spurn shadows
enemies confront enemies spurn enemies
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