Collocations for confrontation - noun

full-scale, major, serious
Their demands could lead to a serious confrontation with management.

direct, face-to-face, head-on, outright
open
final
The final confrontation on a train is classic thriller material.

bitter, bloody, heated, ugly, violent
armed, military, nuclear
climactic, dramatic
Their climactic confrontation brings the novel to a dramatic close.

political
physical, verbal
He hoped that a physical confrontation would not ensue.

series

get into, have
lead to, provoke
bring sb into
His actions brought him into direct confrontation with the authorities.

risk
He would be very foolish to risk a confrontation with Robert.

force
He probably will have little choice but to force a confrontation sooner or later.

avoid

arise, take place

confrontation about, confrontation over
Lewis had a confrontation about money with his stepfamily.
She had a series of heated confrontations with her parents over homework.

confrontation between
a head-on confrontation between the two governments

confrontation with
a confrontation with the police