in-your-face

adjective

ˌin-yər-ˈfās 

: characterized by or expressive of bold and often defiant aggressiveness

in-your-face basketball

also : aggressively intrusive

in-your-face advertising

Synonyms of in-your-face

• aggressive
• ambitious

Examples of in-your-face in a Sentence

an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off

Recent Examples on the Web

The annual game, played where the 1989 Kevin Costner movie filmed, has become one of the baseball’s most visually appealing events due to its lack of in-your-face corporatization. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

But for Wildmon and Buchanan, in-your-face avant-garde art was an insult to the average person, certainly the average American Christian. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

The choice of name was an unapologetic, in-your-face act of trolling. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

To rebuild trust with the public, companies need to move away from the intrusive, in-your-face approach to AI. — Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in-your-face

• aromatase
• oligoclase
• plagioclase
• polymerase
• streptokinase
• triphosphatase
• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace

Kids Definition

in-your-face

adjective

ˌin-yər-ˌfās

: characterized by bold and often defiant aggressiveness

in-your-face basketball