Synonyms of face-to-face

face-to-face

adverb

ˈfās-tə-ˈfās 

1

as in personally

in person and usually privately

I won't believe that accusation until I meet with him face-to-face and ask him myself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• personally
• in secret
• tête-à-tête
• in private
• immediately
• intimately
• secretly
• confidentially
• familiarly
• directly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirectly
• publicly
• openly
• distantly

2

as in one-on-one

in direct confrontation or competition

came face-to-face with her lifelong fear of flying even before the plane left the runway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• one-on-one
• head-to-head
• head-on
• toe-to-toe
• eyeball-to-eyeball
• mano a mano

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of face-to-face

Those patterns can then inform further face-to-face deliberation and government decisions. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Finally, in 2023, the two finally connected face-to-face at Michael Rubin’s Fourth of July White party. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

Weeks of conversation can pass without producing a face-to-face meeting. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Separating students from those pressures for several hours could encourage face-to-face conversation and give overwhelmed teenagers a genuine break. — Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Cunningham was livid, getting up from the hardwood and confronting Carrington face-to-face. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

In the new science-fiction mystery The End of Oak Street, Hathaway stars alongside Ewan McGregor as a couple whose family comes face-to-face with dinosaurs in their neighborhood. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Visits can offer temporary relief from that separation and provide a unique chance for families to connect face-to-face. — Jillian Turanovic, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026

When the camera is vandalized, Anna climbs the towering tree to fix it, bringing her face-to-face with the nesting eagle. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026