FACING UP (TO) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

facing up (to)

verb

present participle of face up (to)

as in fronting

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Both shows are hosted by influencers, with Charles Brockman III fronting Substitute Teacher and Laro Benz doing House Rules.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Despite having retired from soccer years ago, David Beckham has noticeably been one of the most visible faces of this World Cup, fronting numerous commercials.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of fronting

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That reality is now confronting Taco Bell following a rapidly developing Cyclospora outbreak that federal health officials have linked to restaurants operating in five Midwestern states.

— Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
In a story about confronting your past and accepting personal responsibility, the gods are just a distraction.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of confronting

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Multiple schools are at the center of incidents in which teens are facing legal consequences for generating fake explicit images of their classmates.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
European football returns to Wrexham this week with the size of the task facing the hosts clear on their Women’s Champions League debut.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of facing

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But after taking the lead, England turned strangely conservative, dropping all 11 players behind the ball at times, daring Argentina to score.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Alysa Liu graced the red carpet at the 2026 ESPY Awards in New York, sporting a daring ensemble.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

Definition of daring

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Instead, find a way to engineer genuine positive feelings into the behavior, like Dunn cycling to work instead of braving a traffic-heavy commute.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
For the crowd that still stretched several heads deep in many nooks along Hope Street, braving the sun provided a positively patriotic experience that didn't disappoint.

— Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026

Definition of braving

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