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Definitions

face up to

VERB
confront
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accost defy encounter meet oppose repel resist
STRONG
affront beard brave dare flout front scorn withstand
WEAK
call one's bluff come up against face down face off face with go one-on-one go up against make my day meet eyeball-to-eyeball stand up to tell off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid dodge evade surrender yield
WEAK
back down
VERB
face the music
Synonyms
WEAK
be punished bite the bullet come to grips with face the facts face up to it grin and bear it look square in the eye make one's bed and lie on it pay the piper swallow the pill take one's lumps take one's medicine take the consequences

Example Sentences

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Under new legislation, people caught transporting and dealing with waste illegally will face up to five years in prison.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Grant added that a third of CalMac sailings on Thursday were subject to disruptions, and called on ministers to "face up to their responsibilities and ensure that communities are properly compensated".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Four defendants -- two Israelis including a former soldier and two Greeks -- face up to five years in prison for violating the confidentiality of telephone communications.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

She will face up to five years in federal prison at her April 13 sentencing hearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

We may as well face up to it: there is a highly visible difference between the pace of basic science and the application of new knowledge to human problems.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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