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face up to

see definition of face up to
  • as inconfront
  • as inface the music
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Synonyms for face up to

verb challenge
  • accost
  • defy
  • encounter
  • meet
  • oppose
  • repel
  • resist
  • affront
  • beard
  • brave
  • dare
  • flout
  • front
  • scorn
  • withstand
  • call one's bluff
  • come up against
  • face down
  • face up to
  • face with
  • go one-on-one
  • go up against
  • make my day
  • meet eyeball-to-eyeball
  • stand up to
  • tell off

Antonyms for face up to

  • avoid
  • dodge
  • evade
  • surrender
  • yield
  • back down
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to face up to

confront

verb. challenge
  • accost
  • affront
  • beard
  • brave
  • call one's bluff
  • come up against
  • dare
  • defy
  • encounter
  • face down
  • face up to
  • face with
  • flout
  • front
  • go one-on-one
  • go up against
  • make my day
  • meet
  • meet eyeball-to-eyeball
  • oppose
  • repel
  • resist
  • scorn
  • stand up to
  • tell off
  • withstand

confronted

verb. challenge

face the music

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