FACINGS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

facings

noun

plural of facing

as in coverings

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Noun

Expect elaborate window dressing, parquet floors, chinoiserie, and period wall coverings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
This year, more than 20 bills aimed at curbing immigration enforcement became law, including bans on electric shock gloves and law enforcement face coverings.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of coverings

Noun

Both are curled in chairs in an otherwise empty room in an upscale Hyde Park Corner hotel, modestly dressed in jeans, sneakers and casual tops.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Men’s bag searches grew 166 percent and silk scarf searches climbed 369 percent, which Fashionphile tied to shoppers styling scarves as tops and handbags.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tops

Noun

To that end, the bulk of the episode is about that exposure, with Lamb’s joes still scrambling for safety on multiple fronts.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
By then, Capone was fighting legal battles on several fronts, and things were beginning to unravel.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fronts

Noun

Isaias peeled off hotel and condominium rooftops and facades along the Florida Panhandle before charging north Saturday, dishing out torrential rains and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes across the Southeast.

— Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Set the scene The Pinch sits on King Street’s popular north-south artery of clothing shops, wine bars, palm trees, and decorative facades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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