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face

Definition for face

noun as in front of something; expression, exterior

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air, aspect, light, look, mask, surface, top

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appearance, cast, clock, countenance, dial, disguise, display, facet, features, finish, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, frown, glower, grimace, guise, kisser, lineaments, makeup, map, mug, obverse, paint, physiognomy, pout, presentation, profile, scowl, seeming, semblance, show, showing, silhouette, simulacrum, smirk, visage

noun as in pretense, nerve

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air, cheek, front, mask

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audacity, boldness, brass, chutzpah, cloak, confidence, cover, disguise, effrontery, facade, façade, gall, impertinence, impudence, presumption, semblance, show, veil

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noun as in authority, status

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dignity, honor, prestige, reputation, self-respect, standing

Weak match

social position

verb as in come up against a situation

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allow, challenge, confront, deal with, encounter, endure, experience, fight, meet, oppose, risk, run into, suffer, take

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abide, accost, affront, bear, beard, brace, brave, brook, contend, countenance, court, cross, dare, defy, eyeball, resist, stand, stomach, submit, sustain, swallow, tolerate, venture, withstand

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be confronted by, bit the bullet, cope with, fly in face of, go up against, grapple with, make a stand, square off, take it, take on, take the bull by the horns, tell off

verb as in be opposite; look at

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confront, meet, watch

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border, front, gaze, glare, overlook, stare

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be turned toward, front onto

verb as in put paint or finish on

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clad, coat, cover, decorate, dress, front, level, line, overlay, plaster, polish, redecorate, refinish, remodel, sheathe, shingle, side, skin, smooth, surface, veneer

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Example Sentences

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Sasaki did not allow a runner, striking out one of the three batters he faced and getting strikes on five of his eight pitches.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Cowley said it was a "massive surprise" to find other people in her area were facing the same challenges.

From BBC

"The government has expanded its assistance to the people and is doing what is in its capacity, But our budget is based on internal revenues, and we are facing sanctions."

From BBC

Yoon, who is now facing life in prison, stoked tensions with North Korea.

From BBC

City boss Guardiola's dismay was captured by a pained expression on his face at full-time, slowly applauding the travelling support before dragging himself down the tunnel with slumped shoulders.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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