Synonyms of faces

faces 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of face

1

as in fronts

to stand or sit with the face or front toward

the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fronts
• borders
• looks (toward)
• points (toward)
• meets
• overlooks
• dominates
• neighbors
• touches
• margins
• adjoins
• abuts
• bounds
• rims
• fringes
• skirts
• looks down (on)
• commands

2

as in confronts

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

• confronts
• breasts
• encounters
• braves
• dares
• withstands
• fronts
• challenges
• resists
• meets
• defies
• outfaces
• stands up to
• beards
• outbraves
• fights
• brazens
• approaches
• stands
• corners
• faces up (to)
• affronts
• opposes
• battles
• accosts
• squares (off)
• contends (with)
• combats
• repels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• ducks
• sidesteps
• dodges
• shirks
• shuns
• escapes
• shakes
• eschews
• evades
• eludes
• funks

3

as in clothes

to cover with something that protects

we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• encases
• sheathes
• dresses
• wraps
• surrounds
• sides
• clads
• robes
• envelops
• arrays
• skins
• encloses
• garbs
• veils
• shrouds
• encompasses
• enshrouds
• embraces
• mantles
• blankets
• apparels
• overlays
• laps
• enwraps
• embowers
• embosoms
• overspreads
• swathes
• invests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• strips
• bares
• denudes
• unswathes

4

as in encounters

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

• encounters
• meets
• engages
• fights
• takes on
• battles
• rivals
• contends
• opposes
• emulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escapes
• eludes
• evades
• retreats

faces

2 of 2

noun

plural of face

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
• features
• appearances
• countenances
• visages
• presences
• expressions
• pans
• pusses
• mugs
• kissers
• lineaments
• aspects
• miens
• physiognomies

2

as in facades

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

• fronts
• facades
• foreheads
• surfaces
• foreparts
• skins
• veneers
• outsides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backs
• reverses
• rears
• interiors
• insides
• rearwards
• innards

3

as in grimaces

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

• grimaces
• frowns
• scowls
• mouths
• looks
• smirks
• pouts
• stares
• lowers
• mows
• sneers
• snarls
• winces
• growls
• moues
• mugs
• snoots
• squinches
• glares
• flinches
• glowers
• scoffs
• simpers
• rictuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• laughs
• grins

4

as in surfaces

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

• surfaces
• exteriors
• facades
• fronts
• skins
• tops
• shells
• veneers
• outsides
• facings
• masks
• coverings
• covers
• shows
• appearances
• disguises
• guises
• semblances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interiors
• insides

5

as in expressions

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

• looks
• expressions
• smiles
• grins
• countenances
• visages
• grimaces
• mouths
• frowns
• scowls
• casts
• lowers
• presences
• pouts
• bearings
• appearances
• demeanors
• manners
• airs
• aspects
• miens

6

as in appearances

outward and often deceptive indication

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appearances
• effects
• impressions
• names
• resemblances
• likenesses
• outwards
• implications
• shows
• displays
• guises
• pretenses
• images
• masks
• semblances
• surfaces
• seemings
• poses
• cloaks
• facades
• suggestions
• representations
• demonstrations
• airs
• hints
• shapes
• imitations
• insinuations
• fronts
• simulations
• fictions
• exteriors
• affectations
• disguises
• shells
• glosses
• masquerades
• veneers
• impostures
• make-believe
• patinas
• Potemkin villages

7

as in guys

a member of the human race

I see they've hired some new faces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guys
• lives
• men
• people
• things
• creatures
• individuals
• birds
• bodies
• humans
• ducks
• souls
• beings
• characters
• customers
• sorts
• fish
• babies
• eggs
• specimens
• personalities
• human beings
• personages
• parties
• devils
• heads
• scouts
• cookies
• mortals
• bods
• wights
• stiffs
• sons of man
• fellows
• neighbors
• brothers
• slobs
• selves
• celebrities
• humanoids
• hominids
• homos
• fellowmen
• somebodies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animals
• beasts
• critters
• brutes
• beasties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of faces

Verb

As the region faces an affordable housing shortage, preserving existing homeownership is critical. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026

Prosecutors said Abeyta faces a maximum sentence of 42 years to life in prison. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

If convicted on the top count, Agtsteribbe faces 25 years to life in prison as a persistent felony offender. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Houston faces a 7-inch rainfall deficit from normal for 2026. — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026

In fact, signs of discontent don’t get more obvious than the assassination attempt Pharazôn faces in the episode’s opening scene, one staged by Isildur (Maxim Baldry) and a companion named Haleth (Karl Queensborough) posing as a shepherd. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026

Top stories Policing Mayor-elect Nithya Raman faces decisions on the fate of the police chief, a new LAPD contract and potential changes in policies on immigration and other issues. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Trinity Silva, 23, faces one count of cruelty to animals, according to the Wethersfield Police Department. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026

The suspect, who was identified by police as Suzanne Elaine O’Donnell, faces a driving while intoxicated charge. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026

Noun

Each image is automatically anonymized, with potentially identifying information, like faces and license plates, detected and blurred. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

In the study, researchers put visible smudges of lipstick, chocolate or marker on their faces. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026

Stephanie marveled at the way Gwen seemed to study the faces of everyone who carried her. — Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, a pair of massive midcentury French ceramic faces that hang on a wall opposite the menu of the day are on loan from Baraghani’s own home. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2026

Orange County is also facing big changes — though many of the new faces will also be familiar ones. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

The faces of women in the president’s orbit have become political Rorschach tests. — Emily Kennard, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

There are two new faces leading South Florida’s historically Black districts, but neither is much of a surprise to voters in the deeply Democratic districts. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Both wore slim black sunglasses and big smiles on their faces. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing faces

• make faces