The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FACED which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Confronted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FACED | 65 % | 5 |
| MET | 18 % | 3 |
| ACCOSTED | 10 % | 8 |
| TOOKON | 4 % | 6 |
| FDUPTO | 2 % | 6 |
| STOODUPTO | 2 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Confronted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- face up
- present
- face
- addressed
- affected
- attacked
- beset
- challenged
- combated
- compared
- contested
- countered
Crossword Answer definitions
FACED verb- (of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- To have the front in a certain direction.
- To have as an opponent.
- To be the batsman on strike.
- To confront impudently; to bully.
- To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
- (retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.
- (in combination) Having a specified type or number of faces.
- Having the outer surface dressed, with the front, as of a dress, covered ornamentally with another material.
- Drunk
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FACED
- Confronted
- Stood toe-to-toe
- Two-___ (deceitful)
- Met squarely
- Confronted directly
- Didn't avoid
- Didn't dodge
- Stood up to
- Two-__ (deceitful)
- Met
More clues leading to the result MET
- Came face to face
- Encountered
- Happened upon
- Mays or Snider, briefly
- Hometeam player, at Shea
- Ran across
- Shea player
- Tom Seaver, once
- Ran into
- Gooden, once
More clues leading to the result ACCOSTED
- Confronted
- Waylaid
- Approached and spoke to.
- Greeted.
- Approached
- Approached directly
- Greeted intrusively
- Greeted aggressively
More clues leading to the result TOOKON
- Accepted, as work
- Challenged
- Shouldered
- Began to deal with
- Tackled
- Hired
- Assumed
- Accepted, as a job
- Confronted
- Accepted, as a challenge