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face
noun as in front of something; expression, exterior
Strong matches
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
Strong matches
audacity, boldness, brass, chutzpah, cloak, confidence, cover, disguise, effrontery, facade, façade, gall, impertinence, impudence, presumption, semblance, show, veil
Weak match
verb as in come up against a situation
Strongest matches
allow, challenge, confront, deal with, encounter, endure, experience, fight, meet, oppose, risk, run into, suffer, take
verb as in be opposite; look at
Example Sentences
The governing coalition faces a budget crisis, raising the stakes for Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever to show he is protecting Belgian interests.
“UCLA faculty are honored to stand with this coalition, which continues to show that when faced with an administration targeting the very heart of higher education, fighting back is the only option,” Markowitz said.
He believes Jan Suraaj's focus on governance, jobs and migration was coherent and appealing, but without a charismatic electoral face, voters struggled to see it as a winning alternative.
History offers perspective: In the 1990s, Amazon faced similar skepticism over aggressive spending and lack of profits.
“It kicks off our high season, and it is one moment—the other one being the actual Super Bowl—where it’s basically everyone in the country just stuffing their face.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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