face

1 to stand or sit with the face or front toward

the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean

Synonyms of face

front, look (toward), point (toward)

Words Related to face

abut, adjoin, border, bound, fringe, margin, meet, neighbor, rim, skirt, touch

command, dominate, overlook

look down (on)

2 to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye

Synonyms of face

beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, outbrave, outface

Words Related to face

accost, approach, corner

repel, resist, stand, withstand

battle, combat, contend (with), fight, oppose, square (off)

Phrases Synonymous with face

stand up to

Near Antonyms of face

avoid, eschew, shun

elude, escape, evade, shake

Antonyms of face

dodge, duck, funk, shirk, sidestep

3 to cover with something that protects

we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding

Synonyms of face

clad, sheathe (also sheath)

Words Related to face

apparel, array, clothe, dress, garb, robe

side, skin

embosom, embower, embrace, encase, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, invest, lap, mantle, shroud, surround, swathe, veil, wrap

blanket, overlay, overspread

Near Antonyms of face

bare, denude, expose, strip

unswathe

4 to enter into contest or conflict with

the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs

Synonyms of face

battle, encounter, engage, meet, take on

Words Related to face

emulate, rival

contend, fight, oppose

Near Antonyms of face

elude, escape, evade

retreat

Synonyms and Antonyms of face

WORD OF THE DAY

contrite