face

The word “face” has 1 syllable: face

It's pronounced as /feɪs/

What is synonym and antonym for face?

In the thesaurus, “face” has 59 synonyms and 43 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for face along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for face

air
allow
appearance
arrogance
aspect
assurance
certainty
challenge
cheek
clad
clothe
confidence
confront
conviction
countenance
creature
deal with
effect
encounter
endure
experience
expression
exterior
facade
features
fight
finish
forehead
front
frown
gall
grimace
grin
guy
image
impression
life
light
look
looks
man
mask
meet
mouth
nerve
oppose
person
presence
risk
run into
satisfaction
scowl
smile
suffer
surface
take
top
visage
watch

Antonyms for face

aid
animal
assist
avoid
back
bare
bashfulness
beast
brute
critter
denude
diffidence
disallow
discontinue
dodge
doubt
duck
escape
evade
expose
help
hesitancy
hesitation
hold
interior
keep
manners
modesty
rear
refuse
reject
reverse
shirk
shun
shyness
sidestep
smile
strip
support
surrender
timidity
uncertainty
yield

Meanings of face

noun
1. The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
2. One's facial expression.
3. (in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
4. The public image; outward appearance.
5. The frontal aspect of something.
6. An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
7. Presence; sight; front.
8. The directed force of something.
9. Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
10. Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
11. Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
12. Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
13. The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
14. The mouth.
15. Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
16. (metonymic) A person.
17. A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as music or fashion scene.
18. A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
19. The front surface of a bat.
20. The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
21. The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
22. The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
23. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
24. A typeface.
25. Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
26. The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
verb
1. (of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
2. (of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
3. To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
4. To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
5. To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
6. To have the front in a certain direction.
7. To have as an opponent.
8. To be the batsman on strike.
9. To confront impudently; to bully.
10. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
11. To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
12. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
13. To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
14. (retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.

Example Sentences

She couldn't help but smile when she saw her friend's cheerful face after a long time.
The mountain climber braved the harsh winds to reach the summit and stand at the face of the peak.
The detective studied the suspect's expression, searching for any signs of guilt on their face.
As the music played, the crowd erupted in cheers, and a wave of excitement lit up every face in the room.
The mirror reflected the tired face of a person who had worked tirelessly throughout the day.

On this page you'll find 102 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to face, such as: aid, air, allow, animal, appearance, arrogance, aspect.

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