meet face to face

VERB

meet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contact face find greet see

STRONG

accost collide confront cross encounter engage experience grapple hit light luck salute stumble tumble tussle

WEAK

brush against bump into chance on come across come up against dig up fall in with get-together make a meet rendezvous with rub eyeballs run across run into run up against touch shoulders

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid evade let go lose shun

WEAK

cancel dodge miss

VERB

throw down the gauntlet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cross swords

WEAK

ask for trouble call out challenge confront contest dare defy do something about it invite to debate knock the chip off one's shoulder provoke stand up to start something

Example Sentences

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Iran denied there had even been talks with the U.S., though efforts are under way to have both sides meet face to face this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Only after getting engaged can couples meet face to face, then navigate the pressures of a honeymoon, moving in together, and meeting families - all in a whirlwind run-up to a legally binding wedding.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

And the chiefs didn’t meet face to face with SAG-AFTRA leaders until Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Albin Kurti distrust each other and are not likely to meet face to face.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023

She danced with little Sadie Thompson, casting a wistful look every now and then at Linda's back, though she took no notice if they happened to meet face to face.

From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Brazil, Angela

meet face to face

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