face with

VERB

confront

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accost defy encounter meet oppose repel resist

STRONG

affront beard brave dare flout front scorn withstand

WEAK

call one's bluff come up against face down face off face up to go one-on-one go up against make my day meet eyeball-to-eyeball stand up to tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid dodge evade surrender yield

WEAK

back down

Example Sentences

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The case exposes a risk the states face with policing mergers: No law prevents companies from rushing to merge before attorneys general can stop them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Bebe Rexha was hit in the face with a cellphone, resulting in a man getting arrested and the singer getting stitches.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Then she released a song called Mad Woman, whose video required her to hit Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams square in the face with a red snapper.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

It turns your gift into a slap in the face with a wet fish.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

All we have is oatmeal, but I will make him a smiley face with brown sugar.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

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