stand up to

THESAURUS

stand up to

affront, beard, bell the cat, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, challenge, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend with, dispute, dissent, face, face down, face out, face the music, face up, face up to, front, kick against, make a stand, make good, meet, meet an obligation, meet boldly, meet head-on, object, offer resistance, oppose, protest, recalcitrate, reluct, remonstrate, revolt, run the gauntlet, set at defiance, show fight, speak out, speak up, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, strive against, withstand