oppose vs confront

oppose and confront both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oppose	No	No	Yes	No
confront	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confront is a hypernym of oppose; that is, confront is a word with a broader meaning than oppose:

Other hypernyms of oppose include face.

oppose (verb)	confront (verb)
be resistant to	deal with (something unpleasant) head on
be against; express opposition to	present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
set into opposition or rivalry	oppose, as in hostility or a competition
fight against or resist strongly	be face to face with
act against or in opposition to
contrast with equal weight or force