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CONFRONTED

Definition: CONFRONTED

CONFRONTED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Confront

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "CONFRONTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)


Crosswords: CONFRONTED

English words defined with "CONFRONTED": apparitionboggleconfrontfacehaveorderlyphantom, presentspecter, spectre. (references)
Specialty definitions using "CONFRONTED": Abyssfeature shockJCL, Job Control Language, JOSEPHLooking-glassPlayWeather. (references)
Etymologies containing "CONFRONTED": Confront. (references)

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Modern Usage: CONFRONTED

DomainUsage

Screenplays

When confronted by superior numbers, an experienced gunfighter will always fire on the best shot first. (Unforgiven; writing credit: Walon Green; Roy N. Sickner)

Confronted with this incredible resourcefulness - this desperate desire to survive - we must wonder, why? What is the value, even for oneself, to sustain an existence that must ultimately end in death? (The Hellstrom Chronicle; writing credit: David Seltzer)

You you've confronted your past, but refused to continue your research. (I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream; writing credit: Harlan Ellison;)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: CONFRONTED

DomainTitle

Books

  • Christian Stewards: Confronted and Committed (reference)

  • Cold Comfort confronted (reference)

  • Conflict Management and Resolution in Regions of Long Confronted Nations 2000 (reference)

  • Confronted by Love: God's Principles for Daily Living from 2 Corinthians/Paperback Commentary/Pub Order No S391101 (Bible Commentary for Laymen) (reference)

  • Confronted With Death (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: CONFRONTED

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Nearly impenetrable trees and vines confronted Coast Surveyors in many areas. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Man confronted by barking dog tied to post. Credit: Library of Congress.

Brick Bradford in the middle of the Earth. Brick, confronted by the masked champion of Azca's besieged city in a duel to settle the war, gallops to the attack". Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: CONFRONTED

AuthorQuotation

Clarence Darrow

I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: CONFRONTED

AuthorDateQuotation

US Bill of Rights

1795

Amendment VI. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

When the designs of wicked men or the aggressive urge of mighty States dissolve over large areas the frame of civilized society, humble folk are confronted with difficulties with which they cannot cope. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: CONFRONTED

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

And the tone of austerity confronted the tone of severity.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

One could not talk to him then, for he ran away, or if confronted hid within himself and peeked out of frightened eyes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: CONFRONTED

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

A key issue is the degree to which the field has confronted the issue of efficacy (impact of interventions in controlled circumstances) versus effectiveness (effects in real-world setting). (references)

Business

Hence, they are confronted with powerful incentives to maximize their provision of services. (references)

However, as soon as they are confronted with the price differential, they tend to buy cheaper products and give up quality for price. (references)

These sad statistics encouraged all government agencies to work together to help solve problems which the disabled people are confronted with on a daily basis. (references)

Children

South Africa

According to the report, girls "are confronted with levels of sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools that impede their access to education on equal terms with male students." The report stated that the Government was working to improve its responses to domestic and sexual violence, but recommended "a more proactive, coordinated, and system-wide response." There was no reported action by year's end. (references)

Civil Liberties

Sri Lanka

Security forces killed two persons when the government confronted the rally with force, prompting further demonstrations. (references)

Tajikistan

Members of the Baha'i community occasionally were confronted by the police guard outside Dushanbe's Baha'i Center and asked why they had forsaken Islam. (references)

Economic History

South Africa

ICASA is, however, confronted with the same troubles that beset SATRA. (references)

Oman

The new sultan was confronted with insurgency in a country plagued by endemic disease, illiteracy, and poverty. (references)

Somalia

Within Somalia, Siad Barre's regime confronted insurgencies in the northeast and northwest, whose aim was to overthrow his government. (references)

Human Rights

Nepal

The Army subsequently confronted the insurgents, and a standoff ensued. (references)

Guyana

TSS officers followed Gonsalves to the yard where he was hiding and confronted him. (references)

Colombia

The population also had organized itself, confronted the FARC unarmed, and forced the guerrillas to leave the town. (references)

Political Economy

Colombia

However, the security forces confronted and detained significantly more members of paramilitary groups during the year compared with the previous year. (references)

China

Nonetheless, the national leadership would respond forcefully if confronted with what it regarded as another serious threat to its monopoly on political power. (references)

Indonesia

Her cabinet is tailored to deal with these issues, as well as to cement cohesion among the political parties that make up the DPR and MPR. With her new cabinet, she seems particularly well-positioned to begin economic recovery, but many hard decisions will need to be confronted. (references)

Trade

Netherlands

U.S. firms exporting to Europe are still confronted with both national and EU product standards. (references)

Ukraine

Firms importing goods into Ukraine should expect to be confronted with the slow workings of the country's bureaucracy and a large volume of paperwork. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

It is strongly recommended that if one is confronted by carjackers or home invaders, to not resist and to allow them to take the property. (references)

Women

Algeria

In its 2000 report, the International Labor Organization (ILO) Committee of Experts (COE) noted that the Government has stated that, despite incorporating equality between men and women into the legislative and regulatory texts governing the workplace, in practice women still are confronted with discrimination in employment resulting from stereotypes that exist regarding a woman's place in society. (references)

Worker Rights

Russia

In the fall of 2000, a municipal court canceled the registration of an independent free trade union at the Voronezh Heating Utility Company at management's request; the union had confronted management on a number of worker rights violations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: CONFRONTED

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

Well, when confronted by Tony Snow on Fox News Sunday over Judge Pickering's nomination, Edwards certainly seemed to be throwing passes from Bill Clinton's evade-and-conquer playbook.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: CONFRONTED

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981But the problems that we face today are different from those that confronted earlier generations of Americans.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: CONFRONTED

"CONFRONTED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 66.99% of the time. "CONFRONTED" is used about 941 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)66.99%63010,302
Lexical Verb (past tense)32.8%30916,435
Noun (proper)0.11%1339,140
Adjective (general or positive)0.11%1339,140
                    Total100.00%941N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CONFRONTED

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

by confronted here insurmountable opportunity stand we

13

confronted

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CONFRONTED

Language Translations for "CONFRONTED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

面对 (Confront, Confronting, Faced). (various references)

   

Danish

  

Faellesskabet staar overfoer en alvorlig mangelsituation,for saa vidt angaar alle de under dens kompetence hoerende produkter (the Community is confronted with a serious shortage of all of the products within its jurisdiction), Faelleskabet staar over for en aabenbar kriseperiode (the Community is confronted with a period of manifested crisis). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

de Gemeenschap verkeert in een periode van ernstige schaarste aan alle aan haar rechtsmacht onderworpen produkten (the Community is confronted with a serious shortage of all of the products within its jurisdiction), de Gemeenschap bevindt zich in een uitgesprocken crisisperiode (the Community is confronted with a period of manifested crisis). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

olla silmätyksin jonkin kanssa (be confronted with), edessäni on vaikeuksia (I am confronted by many difficulties, I have difficulties to face). (various references)

   

French

  

confronté, affrontés, affrontâmes, affronta. (various references)

   

German

  

konfrontierte, entgegengetreten. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

η Kοινότης ευρίσκεται ενώπιον σοβαρής ελλείψεως όλων των προϊόντων που υπάγονται στην αρμοδιότητά της (the Community is confronted with a serious shortage of all of the products within its jurisdiction), η Kοινότης ευρίσκεται ενώπιον περιόδου έκδηλης κρίσεως (the Community is confronted with a period of manifested crisis). (various references)

   

Italian

  

la Comunita'si trova in uno stato di penuria seria di tutti i prodotti soggetti alla sua giurisdizione (the Community is confronted with a serious shortage of all of the products within its jurisdiction), la Comunita'si trova in un periodo di crisi manifesta (the Community is confronted with a period of manifested crisis). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

俎板の鯉 (about to be cut off and unable to do anything, confronted with a hopeless situation), 俎の鯉 (about to be cut off and unable to do anything, confronted with a hopeless situation). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

まないたの"い (about to be cut off and unable to do anything, confronted with a hopeless situation). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

대결하". (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onfrontedcay

   

Portuguese

  

a Comunidade debate-se com uma grave escassez de todos os produtos submetidos sua jurisdição (the Community is confronted with a serious shortage of all of the products within its jurisdiction), a Comunidade atravessa um período de crise manifesta (the Community is confronted with a period of manifested crisis). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

om gemen skapen befinner sig i en påtaglig krissituation (the Community is confronted with a period of manifested crisis), gemenskapen befinner sig i en allvarlig bristsituation i fråga om vissa eller samtliga produkter som tillhör dess kompetensområde (the Community is confronted with a serious shortage of all of the products within its jurisdiction). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: CONFRONTED

Misspellings

"CONFRONTED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cenerente, Confronti. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "CONFRONTED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "CONFRONTED" (pronounced kunfru"ntud or kunfru"nud)
7-f r u" n t u daffronted, fronted.
6-r u" n t u dgrunted.
5-u" n t u dblunted, hunted, shunted, stunted.
4-n t u daccented, accounted, acquainted, amounted, anted, appointed, augmented, cemented, chanted, circumvented, commented, complemented, complimented, consented, contented, counted, daunted, demented, dented, disappointed, discontented, discounted, disenchanted, disjointed, disoriented, dissented, documented, enchanted, experimented, fainted, fermented, fingerprinted, flaunted, fomented, fragmented, frequented, granted, hinted, implanted, implemented, imprinted, invented, jointed, lamented, minted, misrepresented, mounted, oriented, ornamented, overrepresented, painted, panted, patented, pinpointed, planted, pointed, presented, prevented, printed, ranted, reappointed, recanted, recounted, regimented, reinvented, relented, rented, repainted, repented, replanted, represented, reprinted, resented, sainted, scented, segmented, slanted, sprinted, supplanted, supplemented, surmounted, tainted, talented, taunted, tinted, tormented, transplanted, unaccounted, uncounted, undaunted, undercounted, underrepresented, undocumented, unpainted, unprecedented, unrepresented, untainted, unwanted, unwarranted, vaunted, vented, wanted, warranted.
3-t u dabated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accredited, accumulated, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, completed, complicated, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disassociated, disconnected, discredited, discriminated, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, dislocated, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fretted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, grated, gravitated, greeted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implicated, imported, impregnated, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, originated, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pirated, pitted, pivoted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, repeated, replicated, reported, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supported, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, targeted, tasted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, undated, undefeated, underestimated, underrated, underreported, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untested, untreated, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, venerated, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.
3-n u danointed, arachnid, haunted, hominid, subpoenaed, synod.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: CONFRONTED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-e-f-n-n-o-o-r-t"

-2 letters: condoner, confront, connoted, creodont.

-3 letters: condone, connote, contend, cornfed, coronet, crooned, donnert, fordone, fronted, fronton.

-4 letters: condor, confer, conned, conner, cooter, cordon, corned, cornet, croton, docent, doctor, enroot, foetor, fonder, footed, footer, forced, foredo, nocent, rodent, roofed, rooted, tendon, tonner.

-5 letters: cento, coden, coder, codon, condo, coned, conte, conto, cooed, cooer, cored, coted, credo.

 Words containing the letters "c-d-e-f-n-n-o-o-r-t"
 

+3 letters: confederation, overconfident.

 

+4 letters: confederations.

 

+5 letters: overconfidently.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Historic
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Quotations: Spoken
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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