| Main Entry: | face |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come up against a situation |
Synonyms: |
abide, accost, affront, allow, be confronted by, bear, beard, bit the bullet, brace, brave, brook, challenge, confront, contend, cope with, countenance, court, cross, dare, deal with, defy, encounter, endure, experience, eyeball, fight, fly in face of, go up against, grapple with, make a stand, meet, oppose, resist, risk, run into, square off, stand, stomach*, submit, suffer, sustain, swallow*, take, take it, take on, take the bull by the horns, tell off, tolerate, venture, withstand |
Antonyms: |
hide, retreat, run, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | face |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be opposite; look at |
Synonyms: |
be turned toward, border, confront, front, front onto, gaze, glare, meet, overlook, stare, watch |
Antonyms: |
back |
| Main Entry: | face |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put paint or finish on |
Synonyms: |
clad, coat, cover, decorate, dress, finish, front, level, line, overlay, plaster, polish, redecorate, refinish, remodel, sheathe, shingle, side, skin, smooth, surface, veneer |
| Main Entry: | facing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | an architectural finish |
Synonyms: |
covering, front, revetment, siding, surface |
| Main Entry: | facing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finish for dress goods |
Synonyms: |
applique, backing, binding, braid, embroidery, folds, hem, lining, overlay, piping, trim, tucks |
| Main Entry: | accost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | approach for conversation or solicitation |
Synonyms: |
address, annoy, bother, brace*, buttonhole, call, challenge, confront, cross, dare, entice, face, flag, greet, hail, proposition, run into, salute, welcome, whistle for |
Antonyms: |
avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun |
| Main Entry: | affront |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | insult or involve in entanglement |
Synonyms: |
abuse, anger, annoy, confront, criticize, displease, dispraise, dump on, encounter, face, give a zinger, give the cold shoulder, hit where one lives, meet, offend, outrage, pique, provoke, put down*, slander, slight, taunt, vex |
| Notes: | effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult |
Antonyms: |
appease, assuage, compliment, gratify, mollify, placate, please, satisfy, soothe |
| Main Entry: | against |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | opposite to |
Synonyms: |
across, adjacent, con, contra, contrary to, counter to, facing, in contrast to, in opposition to, opposed to, opposing, versus, vs |
| Main Entry: | beard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confront |
Synonyms: |
brave, face, oppose, stand up to |
| Main Entry: | brave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure bad situation |
Synonyms: |
bear, beard, challenge, confront, court, dare, defy, face, face off, fly in the face of, go through, outdare, risk, stand up to, suffer, support, take on, venture, withstand |
Antonyms: |
break down, capitulate, complain, dodge, fear, give up, hide, run away, skip |