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present tense form of face (3rd person singular).
plural of face.

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faces

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front of something; expression, exterior n.
pretense, nerve n.
authority, status n.
come up against a situation v.
be opposite; look at v.
put paint or finish on v.

NOUN

front of something; expression, exterior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

air aspect light look mask surface top

STRONG

appearance cast clock countenance dial disguise display facet features finish frontage frontal frontispiece frown glower grimace guise kisser lineaments makeup map mug obverse paint physiognomy pout presentation profile scowl seeming semblance show showing silhouette simulacrum smirk visage

Antonyms

STRONG

grin hiding reality smile

WEAK

back behind character personality rear

NOUN

pretense, nerve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

air cheek front mask

STRONG

audacity boldness brass chutzpah cloak confidence cover disguise effrontery facade façade gall impertinence impudence presumption semblance show veil

WEAK

false front

Antonyms

STRONG

carefulness caution fear humility manners modesty reality shyness truth

WEAK

back behind character personality rear

NOUN

authority, status

Synonyms

STRONGEST

image

STRONG

dignity honor prestige reputation self-respect standing

WEAK

social position

Antonyms

STRONG

ill repute lowliness

WEAK

back behind character personality rear

VERB

come up against a situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow challenge confront deal with encounter endure experience fight meet oppose risk run into suffer take

STRONG

abide accost affront bear beard brace brave brook contend countenance court cross dare defy eyeball resist stand stomach submit sustain swallow tolerate venture withstand

WEAK

be confronted by bit the bullet cope with fly in face of go up against grapple with make a stand square off take it take on take the bull by the horns tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist avoid disallow discontinue dodge help hold keep refuse reject support surrender yield

STRONG

disapprove evade give in give up halt hide ignore leave shun stop veto

WEAK

back retreat run withdraw

VERB

be opposite; look at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confront meet watch

STRONG

border front gaze glare overlook stare

WEAK

be turned toward front onto

Antonyms

WEAK

back hide retreat run withdraw

VERB

put paint or finish on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finish

STRONG

clad coat cover decorate dress front level line overlay plaster polish redecorate refinish remodel sheathe shingle side skin smooth surface veneer

Antonyms

STRONG

lay bare reveal roughen strip uncover wrinkle

WEAK

back hide retreat run withdraw

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faces

Despite its success in explaining a wide range of observations, it faces questions raised by the discovery of unexpectedly developed galaxies in the early Universe.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Eswatini, a small landlocked kingdom in Southern Africa, faces significant economic hardship, with about 70% of its population living below the poverty line.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Hasina has said she is "fully aware" she faces hanging, but is not under pressure from India to return.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Europe faces a challenging task of rebuilding inventories after disruptions to Middle Eastern LNG supplies this year left storage facilities significantly depleted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Ma’s and Ba’s faces leaped into my head.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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