Synonyms of face

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verb

1

as in to front

to stand or sit with the face or front toward

the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• front
• meet
• look (toward)
• point (toward)
• border
• overlook
• dominate
• touch
• bound
• margin
• neighbor
• fringe
• rim
• adjoin
• abut
• skirt
• command
• look down (on)

2

as in to confront

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confront
• brave
• breast
• encounter
• beard
• dare
• withstand
• stand up to
• front
• meet
• resist
• defy
• outface
• fight
• brazen
• outbrave
• face up (to)
• challenge
• approach
• stand
• affront
• combat
• corner
• battle
• oppose
• repel
• accost
• contend (with)
• square (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• duck
• dodge
• shirk
• sidestep
• shun
• shake
• escape
• eschew
• evade
• elude
• funk

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• avoid
• duck
• dodge
• shirk
• sidestep
• shun
• shake
• escape
• eschew
• evade
• elude
• funk

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3

as in to clad

to cover with something that protects

we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clad
• clothe
• encase
• dress
• sheathe
• skin
• side
• sheath
• wrap
• surround
• apparel
• array
• veil
• envelop
• embrace
• garb
• enclose
• robe
• encompass
• inclose
• overspread
• lap
• shroud
• overlay
• mantle
• embower
• blanket
• enshroud
• embosom
• swathe
• invest
• enwrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expose
• bare
• strip
• denude
• unswathe

• expose
• bare
• strip
• denude
• unswathe

4

as in to encounter

to enter into contest or conflict with

the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encounter
• meet
• engage
• fight
• take on
• battle
• emulate
• contend
• oppose
• rival

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escape
• evade
• elude
• retreat

• escape
• evade
• elude
• retreat

face

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noun

1

as in looks

the front part of the head

the criminal hid his face from the news cameras as he slumped into the patrol car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• looks
• appearance
• presence
• visage
• features
• countenance
• expression
• pan
• puss
• mug
• kisser
• aspect
• mien
• physiognomy
• lineaments

2

as in front

a forward part or surface

the face of the store building has been altered many times over the years to meet changing tastes and needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• front
• facade
• forehead
• façade
• surface
• forepart
• skin
• outside
• veneer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• back
• rear
• reverse
• interior
• inside
• rearward
• innards

• back
• rear
• reverse
• interior
• inside
• rearward
• innards

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3

as in grimace

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

it's rude to make a face when your dinner hostess offers you broccoli

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimace
• scowl
• frown
• mouth
• pout
• smirk
• look
• lower
• lour
• stare
• mow
• moue
• wince
• sneer
• snarl
• growl
• glare
• mug
• flinch
• snoot
• squinch
• rictus
• glower
• scoff
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smile
• laugh
• grin

• smile
• laugh
• grin

4

as in exterior

an outer part or layer

a much-needed sandblasting revealed that the face of the old stone church is actually a pinkish granite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exterior
• surface
• front
• skin
• top
• outside
• facing
• shell
• facade
• veneer
• covering
• façade
• mask
• appearance
• cover
• show
• disguise
• semblance
• guise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interior
• inside

• interior
• inside

5

as in look

facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling

a rainy day is no excuse for just moping around with a long face, so let's do something

Synonyms & Similar Words

• look
• expression
• smile
• grin
• countenance
• visage
• frown
• scowl
• grimace
• cast
• mouth
• presence
• demeanor
• appearance
• lour
• pout
• lower
• bearing
• air
• manner
• aspect
• mien

6

as in appearance

outward and often deceptive indication

on the face of it, the country went to war for noble reasons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appearance
• effect
• impression
• seeming
• first blush
• name
• outward
• show
• resemblance
• semblance
• likeness
• display
• implication
• mask
• guise
• image
• surface
• cloak
• pose
• facade
• suggestion
• pretense
• demonstration
• representation
• hint
• front
• air
• imitation
• façade
• exterior
• pretence
• simulation
• insinuation
• shape
• fiction
• affectation
• masquerade
• disguise
• shell
• gloss
• veneer
• make-belief
• patina
• imposture
• make-believe
• Potemkin village

7

as in person

a member of the human race

I see they've hired some new faces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• person
• life
• man
• guy
• creature
• body
• human
• individual
• thing
• bird
• being
• soul
• duck
• egg
• fish
• baby
• sort
• customer
• mortal
• specimen
• character
• human being
• party
• head
• personality
• personage
• devil
• scout
• cookie
• bod
• stiff
• wight
• son of man
• fellow
• cooky
• slob
• brother
• neighbor
• homo
• self
• somebody
• humanoid
• hominid
• celebrity
• fellowman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animal
• beast
• brute
• critter
• beastie

• animal
• beast
• brute
• critter
• beastie

8

as in gall

shameless boldness

you have to wonder how anyone has the face to ask such a personal question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gall
• nerve
• arrogance
• temerity
• cheek
• crust
• audacity
• brass
• effrontery
• presumption
• assurance
• brashness
• confidence
• pertness
• cheekiness
• audaciousness
• brazenness
• chutzpah
• sauciness
• chutzpa
• hutzpah
• presumptuousness
• brassiness
• hutzpa
• sauce
• nerviness
• disrespect
• self-confidence
• cockiness
• sanguinity
• overconfidence
• self-assurance
• back talk
• impudence
• hardihood
• incivility
• inconsideration
• impoliteness
• insolence
• inconsiderateness
• sass
• rudeness
• ungraciousness
• impertinence
• swagger
• discourteousness
• swash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timidity
• modesty
• shyness
• hesitancy
• bashfulness
• diffidence
• manners
• timorousness
• courtesy
• timidness
• faintheartedness
• graciousness
• civility
• gentility
• mannerliness
• courteousness

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• timidity
• modesty
• shyness
• hesitancy
• bashfulness
• diffidence
• manners
• timorousness
• courtesy
• timidness
• faintheartedness
• graciousness
• civility
• gentility
• mannerliness
• courteousness

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9

as in assurance

a state of mind in which one is free from doubt

he managed to maintain face despite the endless series of crises

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assurance
• certainty
• conviction
• confidence
• satisfaction
• positiveness
• certitude
• surety
• assuredness
• doubtlessness
• sureness
• cocksureness
• resolve
• determination
• dogmatism
• authoritarianism
• resoluteness
• resolution
• firmness
• decisiveness
• purposefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• uncertainty
• hesitation
• disbelief
• hesitancy
• concern
• incredulity
• incertitude
• indecisiveness
• irresolution
• anxiety
• unbelief
• nonconfidence
• suspicion
• distrust
• mistrust
• misgiving

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• doubt
• uncertainty
• hesitation
• disbelief
• hesitancy
• concern
• incredulity
• incertitude
• indecisiveness
• irresolution
• anxiety
• unbelief
• nonconfidence
• suspicion
• distrust
• mistrust
• misgiving

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Phrases Containing face

• blue in the face
• egg on one's face
• face off
• fall on one's face
• face value
• make a face
• pull a face

• blue in the face
• egg on one's face
• face off
• fall on one's face
• face value
• make a face
• pull a face

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