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confrontational

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AA2 N F R AH0 N T EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: confrontal, confrontative

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to confrontation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From confrontation + -al.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: канфрантацыйны (kanfrantacyjny) — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Belarusian: варожы (varóžy) — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 對抗性的 /对抗性的 (duìkàngxìng de) — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Czech: konfrontační — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Finnish: hyökkäävä — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Finnish: aggressiivinen — pertaining to a confrontation
  • French: agressif — pertaining to a confrontation
  • German: konfrontativ — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Māori: whakapātaritari — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Māori: tumatuma — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Polish: konfrontacyjny — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Polish: konfliktowy — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Portuguese: conflituoso — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Portuguese: confrontacional — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Spanish: frentista — pertaining to a confrontation
  • Spanish: beligerante — pertaining to a confrontation
Real reading context

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