Confronted
Opposed and confronted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opposed" instead a verb "Confronted".
Nearby Words: confrontation, confronting
Opposed
Opposed adjective - Being in opposition or having an opponent.
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- Episode 23 features Annie histerically laughing when confronted by Mikasa as opposed to the calm, defying smile from the manga.
Source: Re Cut -
As opposed to the OVA, Birdy in the original manga did not don her uniform when Bacillus was outside of Tsutomu's house and confronted him in the nude.
Source: Manga / Birdy the Mighty -
Psycho Mantis in the Metal Gear Solid fan webcomic The Last Days of FOXHOUND is vehemently opposed to the idea of ghosts existing despite increasing evidence that they do when Big Boss possesses Liquid and being confronted by The Sorrow later on.
Source: Arbitrary Skepticism
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