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meet face to face

VERB

meet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contact face find greet see

STRONG

accost collide confront cross encounter engage experience grapple hit light luck salute stumble tumble tussle

WEAK

brush against bump into chance on come across come up against dig up fall in with get-together make a meet rendezvous with rub eyeballs run across run into run up against touch shoulders

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid evade let go lose shun

WEAK

cancel dodge miss

VERB

throw down the gauntlet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cross swords

WEAK

ask for trouble call out challenge confront contest dare defy do something about it invite to debate knock the chip off one's shoulder provoke stand up to start something

Example Sentences

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Iran denied there had even been talks with the U.S., though efforts are under way to have both sides meet face to face this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Only after getting engaged can couples meet face to face, then navigate the pressures of a honeymoon, moving in together, and meeting families - all in a whirlwind run-up to a legally binding wedding.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Albin Kurti distrust each other and are not likely to meet face to face.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023

Kelly said being closer to the game also improves communication with players, allowing them to meet face to face with their coordinator before going to talk to their position coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2023

To encounter is to meet face to face, and may be said either of the attacking or of the resisting force or person, or of both.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

meet face to face

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