Synonyms of accosted

accosted

verb

past tense of accost

as in approached

to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry, aggressive, or unwanted way

He was accosted by peddlers selling touristy trinkets on the street.

She was so famous that people would accost her on the street and ask for an autograph.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approached
• confronted
• encountered
• cornered
• faced
• met
• bearded
• dared
• braved
• fronted
• affronted
• breasted
• brazened
• defied
• challenged
• faced up (to)
• outfaced
• outbraved
• stood
• resisted
• repelled
• opposed
• combatted
• withstood
• combated
• contended (with)
• fought
• squared (off)
• battled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shunned
• eschewed
• escaped
• shook
• evaded
• eluded
• ducked
• dodged
• sidestepped
• shirked
• funked

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of accosted

In a scene at the end of the first episode, Noah finishes giving a sermon and is accosted by mothers and aunts introducing their single daughters and nieces to the handsome, single rabbi. —Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024