| 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
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Antonyms: |
hide, retreat, run, withdraw
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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