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Synonyms for Came up against:
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v.
• confront- accost ,
- affront ,
- beard ,
- brave ,
- call one's bluff ,
- come up against ,
- dare ,
- defy ,
- encounter ,
- face down ,
- face up to ,
- face with ,
- flout ,
- front ,
- go one-on-one ,
- go up against ,
- make my day ,
- meet ,
- meet eyeball-to-eyeball ,
- oppose ,
- repel ,
- resist ,
- scorn ,
- stand up to ,
- tell off ,
- withstand .
- HIT ,
- brush against ,
- bump into ,
- chance on ,
- clash ,
- collide ,
- come across ,
- confront ,
- contact ,
- cross ,
- dig up ,
- engage ,
- experience ,
- face ,
- fall in with ,
- find ,
- get together ,
- grapple ,
- greet ,
- light ,
- luck ,
- make a meet ,
- meet face to face ,
- rendezvous with ,
- rub eyeballs ,
- run across ,
- run into ,
- run up against ,
- salute ,
- see ,
- strike ,
- stumble ,
- touch shoulders ,
- tumble ,
- tussle ,
- wrestle .
Other relevant words:
- absorb ,
- abstemious ,
- acknowledge ,
- address ,
- adjoin ,
- adventure ,
- affect ,
- affiance ,
- alight ,
- apprise ,
- apprize ,
- ascertain ,
- aspect ,
- assemble ,
- assume ,
- assure ,
- attain ,
- attend ,
- audacious ,
- bad-tempered ,
- baffle ,
- balk ,
- bang ,
- barrack ,
- bask ,
- battlefront ,
- baulk ,
- be intimate ,
- beat back ,
- bed ,
- betroth ,
- bilk ,
- blow ,
- boldness ,
- bonk ,
- brass ,
- brave out ,
- braw ,
- break ,
- break down ,
- breakthrough ,
- breast ,
- brightness ,
- brightness level ,
- bring out ,
- brush ,
- brush down ,
- bulge ,
- bumble ,
- butt against ,
- byssus ,
- calorie-free ,
- case ,
- casual ,
- catch ,
- catch on ,
- charter ,
- check ,
- cheek ,
- circumstances ,
- clamshell ,
- clang ,
- clangor ,
- clangoring ,
- clangour ,
- clank ,
- clean ,
- clear ,
- cognise ,
- cognize ,
- coin ,
- collaborate ,
- collapse ,
- collide with ,
- come on ,
- come out ,
- come over ,
- come to ,
- come up ,
- come up to ,
- come upon ,
- coming upon ,
- comprehend ,
- conform to ,
- confrontation ,
- consider ,
- construe ,
- contact lens ,
- contemn ,
- contempt ,
- contend ,
- contradict ,
- control ,
- controvert ,
- converge ,
- cooperate ,
- cope ,
- cotton on ,
- counterbalance ,
- courageous ,
- cover ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- crash ,
- crisscross ,
- crossbreed ,
- crossbreeding ,
- crossing ,
- crown of thorns ,
- crumble ,
- crumple ,
- cut across ,
- cut through ,
- daring ,
- date ,
- dauntless ,
- deal ,
- defend ,
- demote ,
- describe ,
- despise ,
- despite ,
- destiny ,
- detect ,
- determine ,
- dig ,
- dig out ,
- disclose ,
- discovery ,
- disdain ,
- disgust ,
- dislodge ,
- dismount ,
- diss ,
- dissent ,
- distinguish ,
- divulge ,
- do it ,
- dogfight ,
- drink ,
- drive ,
- drive back ,
- easy ,
- eff ,
- employ ,
- endure ,
- engross ,
- enjoy ,
- enlist ,
- ensure ,
- envision ,
- escort ,
- examine ,
- excavate ,
- excise ,
- excrescence ,
- expose ,
- expression ,
- expunge ,
- extrusion ,
- face fungus ,
- face up ,
- face-off ,
- facial expression ,
- faint ,
- fall ,
- fall in ,
- falter ,
- fancy ,
- fate ,
- fearless ,
- feeling ,
- fend ,
- fight ,
- fight back ,
- fight down ,
- fight off ,
- figure ,
- figurehead ,
- fill ,
- find oneself ,
- find out ,
- finger ,
- fire ,
- fire up ,
- fit ,
- fitting ,
- flavor ,
- flavour ,
- foil ,
- fold ,
- fold up ,
- font ,
- force back ,
- foregather ,
- forepart ,
- forgather ,
- fortune ,
- fount ,
- freeze off ,
- friction ,
- front end ,
- front line ,
- front man ,
- frustrate ,
- fuck ,
- fulfil ,
- fulfill ,
- fussy ,
- gamble ,
- gather ,
- gay ,
- get ,
- get a line ,
- get across ,
- get by ,
- get down ,
- get hold ,
- get hold of ,
- get it ,
- get it on ,
- get laid ,
- get off ,
- get onto ,
- get over ,
- get through ,
- get wind ,
- get wise ,
- get word ,
- gibbosity ,
- gibbousness ,
- gibe ,
- give away ,
- go out ,
- go steady ,
- go through ,
- grapnel ,
- grappler ,
- grappling ,
- grappling hook ,
- grappling iron ,
- grimace ,
- grip ,
- gross out ,
- grouchy ,
- grumpy ,
- hand-to-hand struggle ,
- happen ,
- happen upon ,
- hardy ,
- hassle ,
- have ,
- have a go at it ,
- have intercourse ,
- have it away ,
- have it off ,
- have sex ,
- hazard ,
- hear ,
- hire ,
- hold ,
- hold out ,
- hold up ,
- hook ,
- human face ,
- hump ,
- hybrid ,
- hybridisation ,
- hybridise ,
- hybridization ,
- hybridize ,
- hybridizing ,
- identify ,
- idle ,
- ignite ,
- igniter ,
- ignitor ,
- ill-tempered ,
- illume ,
- illuminate ,
- illumination ,
- illumine ,
- image ,
- impinge on ,
- impinging ,
- impress ,
- incur ,
- inner light ,
- insult ,
- insure ,
- inter-group communication ,
- interbreed ,
- interbreeding ,
- interpret ,
- intersect ,
- intrepid ,
- jar ,
- jar against ,
- jazz ,
- jeer ,
- jib ,
- join ,
- join forces ,
- jut ,
- key ,
- key out ,
- kick downstairs ,
- knock ,
- knock against ,
- latch on ,
- learn ,
- lease ,
- let on ,
- let out ,
- liaison ,
- lie with ,
- light source ,
- light up ,
- light within ,
- light-colored ,
- light-headed ,
- lighter ,
- lightheaded ,
- lighting ,
- lightly ,
- lightness ,
- lightsome ,
- line up ,
- link ,
- lite ,
- live ,
- locate ,
- lock ,
- look ,
- loose ,
- lot ,
- love ,
- low-cal ,
- luminance ,
- luminosity ,
- luminousness ,
- lurch ,
- make bold ,
- make do ,
- make love ,
- make out ,
- manage ,
- mark ,
- match ,
- meeting ,
- mesh ,
- middleman ,
- military greeting ,
- mint ,
- misstep ,
- move ,
- movement ,
- muss ,
- name ,
- nerve ,
- nip ,
- nominal head ,
- notice ,
- observe ,
- obtain ,
- occupy ,
- operate ,
- opportunity ,
- palpate ,
- pass over ,
- perch ,
- physical contact ,
- pick up ,
- picture ,
- pit ,
- play ,
- play off ,
- pledge ,
- plight ,
- pooh-pooh ,
- portion ,
- presence ,
- present ,
- presume ,
- prize ,
- probability ,
- project ,
- prominence ,
- promiscuous ,
- prosecute ,
- prospect ,
- protest ,
- protrusion ,
- protuberance ,
- prove ,
- pursue ,
- push back ,
- queer ,
- rap ,
- reach ,
- react ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- rebuff ,
- receive ,
- reckon ,
- recognise ,
- recognize ,
- recover ,
- refuse ,
- regain ,
- regard ,
- reject ,
- relegate ,
- relish ,
- rent ,
- repulse ,
- resonate ,
- retrieve ,
- revalue ,
- reveal ,
- revolt ,
- risk ,
- roll in the hay ,
- rough-and-tumble ,
- rule ,
- run a risk ,
- salutation ,
- sapidity ,
- satisfy ,
- savour ,
- scant ,
- scoff ,
- scotch ,
- scratch ,
- screw ,
- scuffle ,
- see to it ,
- sense ,
- shine ,
- short ,
- show up ,
- showdown ,
- side ,
- skirmish ,
- sleep together ,
- sleep with ,
- slip up ,
- sluttish ,
- smack ,
- smash ,
- smasher ,
- smell ,
- snub ,
- social movement ,
- solicit ,
- span ,
- spark ,
- sparkle ,
- spill ,
- spirit ,
- spoil ,
- sports meeting ,
- spurn ,
- squirm ,
- stagger ,
- stand ,
- stand firm ,
- straw man ,
- strawman ,
- strickle ,
- striking ,
- suffer ,
- surface ,
- sweep ,
- swelling ,
- swooning ,
- tactile property ,
- take ,
- take a chance ,
- take account ,
- take care ,
- take chances ,
- take in ,
- take on ,
- take up ,
- tang ,
- tangency ,
- tap ,
- taste ,
- ten-strike ,
- thwart ,
- thwartwise ,
- tip ,
- toast ,
- tone ,
- topple ,
- touch ,
- track ,
- transversal ,
- transverse ,
- traverse ,
- treasure ,
- trip ,
- trip up ,
- trip-up ,
- tripping ,
- turn down ,
- turn out ,
- twig ,
- twinkle ,
- twist ,
- typeface ,
- unaccented ,
- unclouded ,
- uncover ,
- uncovering ,
- understand ,
- unfearing ,
- unhorse ,
- unwrap ,
- value ,
- view ,
- visible light ,
- visible radiation ,
- visit ,
- visualise ,
- visualize ,
- wage ,
- wakeful ,
- walk out ,
- wanton ,
- wassail ,
- watch ,
- weak ,
- weather ,
- whirl ,
- whirl around ,
- whiskers ,
- witness ,
- work stoppage ,
- worm ,
- wrestling ,
- wriggle ,
- writhe .
What are the hypernyms for Came up against?
A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
Other hypernyms:
experienced, Encountered, Met, Confronted, contended with, encountered difficulties, encountered opposition, encountered resistance.
What are the opposite words for came up against?
The word "came up against" means to face a difficulty or obstacle. Some antonyms for this phrase include "avoided," "sidestepped," "evaded," "circumvented," "bypassed," and "overcame." When we avoid or sidestep a problem, we're actively looking for ways to go around it. Evading an obstacle means intentionally avoiding it. Circumventing means to find a way around something, while bypassing means to divert attention from the difficulty at hand. Finally, when we overcome a challenge, we're successfully moving past it. Choosing the right antonym of "came up against" depends on the context of the situation, and whether we want to address the issue or work around it.
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