WHITE-FACED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

white-faced

adjective

Definition of white-faced

as in whey-faced

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Recent Examples of white-faced Expect to see monkeys (both howler and white-faced), koatis, and perhaps even a leopard. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 June 2026 The howler and white-faced monkeys grew active with the heat, entertaining beachgoers who had made the Sunday trip to the park’s inviting blond strands. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2025 Trail cameras documented white-faced partridges four times in 2018 and once in 2021, the study said and photos show. — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025 So the image of an infant howler monkey clinging to the back of a white-faced capuchin confused Zoë Goldsborough, a behavioral ecologist at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany. — Elizabeth Landau, New York Times, 19 May 2025

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Adjective

Then the fingers at the ends of those long, thin, untanned arms would attack the keys with the furiously proficient ardor of a Rubinstein or a Rubirosa.

— Richard Corliss, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
Papyrus scrolls were made of parchment, an untanned animal skin -- not paper.

— Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020

Definition of untanned

Adjective

And once quarterback Trent Green sustained a concussion in Week 5 the offense became anemic with Cleo Lemon and John Beck at the helm.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
But our city’s approach to mental health crises remains anemic and insufficient, and thousands of people remain without the right response.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of anemic

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The capsule includes a white satin headband topped with a black velvet bow, offering an easy entry point into Nouri’s signature motif.

— Madison Collins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
The 42 intricate episodes lining the walls of the Guggenheim’s rotunda follow the iconic winding path of the museum’s white spiral — a path not unlike the circuitous course of a life or a nation’s history.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

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