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

"I pray to God every day that I will see her, let me just come face to face with her," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

You have discussed on Substack some of the risks that investors face with gold.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

She wanted him to still be able to look into his newborn child’s face with hope.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

face with

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