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

The nurturing Moon in your sign faces shocking Uranus in your 7th House of Partnership, so your needs and someone else’s ask for balance. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026

McBride faces Arminio for lone House seat The nominees for Delaware's only House seat were also decided, with incumbent Sarah McBride – the first trans person elected to Congress – winning the Democratic nomination after running unopposed. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

As 93-year-old Roy Blakey faces life-threatening dementia, his niece races to preserve his legacy—as a figure skater, ice show archivist, and gay photographer whose male nudes etched their way into history—all before his final curtain call. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Officer Christopher Showalter faces a fourth-degree assault charge in Jackson County Circuit Court. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

The measure still faces significant challenges as Democrats demand changes to SNAP provisions. — Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026

Szramowski faces five to 40 years in federal prison and Poomaihealani faces up to 20 years, the Justice Department said. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Russian forces have ramped up the number of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kyiv faces a shortage of air defense equipment. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Solomon notes that time zone issues are usually the biggest issue that NBC faces in covering the broad menu of live Olympic events. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Noun

Folding small clothes; washing little faces; sunscreen; a million snacks. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

And the looming reality underpinning all of it is that, at some point between now and 2030, some (not all) of the current main characters, the faces of the program, could begin to fade. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The paintings depicted Liza Minnelli, Debbie Harry, and Queen Elizabeth II, among other famous faces. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Their faces twist with dissatisfaction, and their eyes are glossy with hope for emotional freedom. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

There were tears, rounds of roaring applause and many famous faces in the audience. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Each of their faces is bounded by the same number of edges, and the same number of faces meet at each vertex. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

The employee brought on Cross as one of the public faces of the New York event. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Early the next morning, many of the same faces returned for the real start of school, crowded in front of the chain-link fence. — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing faces

• make faces