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

But this notion that AI data centers are quickly popping up everywhere is belied by the fact that their construction faces massive hurdles – regardless of whether anyone wants them in their backyard or not. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Michael Ketcherside also faces a charge of promotion of prostitution. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Williamson will advance to November’s general election and faces no challengers from other political parties. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

This has the support of Israel’s far right government, which faces a possible loss of power in an October election, and that’s led to a frenzy of settlement activity. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Despite the copious downpour that led to flooding across many parts of the country in the past few weeks, India still faces the prospect of a deficient monsoon this year. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

If convicted of murder, Lindsay Clancy faces life in prison without parole. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

The maximum sentence that Colin Gray faces is more than 280 years behind bars, his lawyers said in a court filing. — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

OpenAI faces significant pressure to do so from security researchers, executives, and, well, just about everyone in the AI industry to share learnings and ensure the proper guardrails are in place going forward. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Noun

Since Escola, who won a Tony for playing Mary, left the production, tons of famous faces have assumed the part including Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Betty Gilpin, Maya Rudolph and Meg Stalter. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

His answer will put a smile on the faces of old school football fans. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

She was recently announced as one of the faces of Abercrombie & Fitch’s fall 2026 denim campaign alongside model Paloma Elsesser and New York Giants players Jaxson Dart and Malik Nabers. — Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Outside of her on-court success, Reese has become one of the faces of the league, and is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and role model for the next generation of female athletes. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

One mustachioed Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) will return to the small screen this summer in a brand new story that includes some old faces and some new. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Astronauts often return with puffy faces, stuffy noses and a feeling similar to a lingering cold. — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Kim, best known for her paintings of faces, had recently begun painting clouds. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The pictures showed the family making silly faces, laughing and spending quality time together. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing faces

• make faces