The word accosted is the past tense of accost, meaning that someone was approached in a bold, often confrontational or intrusive manner. When you say someone was “accosted,” it implies that they were approached abruptly, sometimes in an unwelcome or unexpected way. This can happen in various contexts, such as being stopped by a stranger, approached aggressively, or confronted out of the blue. In Indonesian, accosted can be translated as didekati secara tiba-tiba or dihampiri dengan lancang.
Synonyms:
- Confronted
- Addressed
- Stopped
- Hailed
- Engaged
- Intercepted
- Approached
- Challenged
- Encountered
- Greeted (in an intrusive manner)
- Interrupted
- Called out to
- Blocked
- Spoke to
Sentences Using “Accosted”:
- She was accosted by a stranger outside the café who asked her for directions.
- While walking through the park, I was accosted by a man asking for money.
- The tourists were accosted by street vendors as they walked down the busy street.
- He felt uncomfortable when he was accosted by a group of aggressive protesters.
- They were accosted by reporters immediately after the press conference ended.
- As soon as I entered the store, I was accosted by a salesperson trying to sell me a new product.
- She was accosted on her way to work by someone handing out flyers.
- I was accosted by a beggar outside the restaurant who was asking for food.
- The police officer accosted the suspect as soon as he left the building.
- The celebrity was accosted by fans trying to get autographs and selfies.
Related Words:
- Confronted
- Approached
- Stopped
- Hailed
- Blocked
- Stopped in one’s tracks
- Intercepted
- Encountered
- Challenged
- Greeted (in an intrusive manner)
- Engaged
- Spoke to
- Addressed
- Interrupted
- Bothered
Phrasal Verbs Related to “Accosted”:
- Step up to (to approach someone directly and speak to them, often unexpectedly)
- Call out to (to accost someone from a distance to get their attention)
- Walk up to (to approach someone and speak to them directly)
- Stop someone in their tracks (to halt someone by accosting them unexpectedly)
- Come up to (to approach someone, often in a direct or sudden way)
- Hail someone (to call out to someone, often to accost them or stop them for a conversation)
- Break the silence (to accost someone in order to start a conversation or interaction)
- Interrupt someone (to accost or stop someone during what they are doing, often disrupting their focus)
- Get in someone’s face (to accost someone in a confrontational or aggressive manner)
- Pull aside (to approach someone and speak with them privately, sometimes unexpectedly)
Idiomatic Expressions Related to “Accosted”:
- Caught off guard (to be surprised or unprepared when you’re accosted unexpectedly)
- Thrown off balance (to feel disoriented after being accosted, especially in an unexpected manner)
- Out of the blue (to be accosted without any prior warning or expectation)
- Take by surprise (to be approached suddenly or unexpectedly, typically leading to surprise)
- In someone’s face (to accost someone in a very direct, sometimes intrusive manner)
- Come out of nowhere (to approach or accost someone unexpectedly, often startling them)
- Make a beeline for (to approach someone quickly and directly, like in an accosting manner)
- Stop cold (to be accosted so suddenly that you are literally stopped in your tracks)
- Get right to the point (to accost someone and immediately begin the conversation without delay)
- Spring something on someone (to accost someone with unexpected information or demands)
