Synonyms of faces off

faces off

verb

present tense third-person singular of face off

as in competes

to engage in a contest

eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival

Synonyms & Similar Words

• competes
• contends
• races
• fights
• battles
• rivals
• vies
• goes out
• plays
• tries out
• challenges
• maneuvers
• engages
• works
• jostles
• jockeys
• trains

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of faces off

As Crown, Jordan faces off against a former FBI agent (Adria Arjona) hunting him heist by heist. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 29 July 2026

With Kean running unopposed in the June 2 Republican primary, whichever Democrat faces off against him in November will almost certainly shape their campaign around his disappearance. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 May 2026

The singer faces off with Priestly just before an Italian fashion show performance. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026

Jordan's character, a billionaire, faces off against a former FBI agent (played by Adria Arjona). — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026

These people have already drunk their faces off. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026

Every three years, the division faces off against a division from the NFC. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026

Christopher plays Anatoly Sergievsky, a Soviet chess champion who faces off against an American (Aaron Tveit), with a woman caught between them (Lea Michele). — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Before Alabama faces off against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, Saban offered a word of warning to head coach Kalen DeBoer and his Crimson Tide. — Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025