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face
noun as in front of something; expression, exterior
Strong matches
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
noun as in pretense, nerve
Strong matches
audacity, boldness, brass, chutzpah, cloak, confidence, cover, disguise, effrontery, facade, façade, gall, impertinence, impudence, presumption, semblance, show, veil
Weak match
verb as in come up against a situation
Strongest matches
allow, challenge, confront, deal with, encounter, endure, experience, fight, meet, oppose, risk, run into, suffer, take
verb as in be opposite; look at
Example Sentences
As a result, allophone children often face learning and communication difficulties in kindergarten, which can negatively impact their educational journey.
Together, we'll make sure that families everywhere never face a lung condition without the best treatment and care.
"In common with most universities, we are not exempt from the significant challenges faced by the higher education sector," the university said.
"I faced the consequences then and paid for my action in full," he said.
Another refugee said: "The arrests are unjustified, and our lives are in danger. We fled persecution in Eritrea, only to face it here."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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