faces

The word “faces” has 1 syllable: faces

It's pronounced as /ˈfeɪsɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for faces?

In the thesaurus, “faces” has 64 synonyms and 32 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for faces

  • air
  • allow
  • appearances
  • aspect
  • birds
  • bodies
  • borders
  • challenge
  • cheek
  • clothes
  • confront
  • confronts
  • countenances
  • creatures
  • deal with
  • effects
  • encases
  • encounter
  • encounters
  • endure
  • experience
  • expressions
  • exteriors
  • facades
  • façades
  • features
  • fight
  • finish
  • front
  • fronts
  • frowns
  • grimaces
  • guys
  • humans
  • image
  • impressions
  • individuals
  • light
  • lives
  • look
  • looks
  • mask
  • meet
  • meets
  • men
  • mouths
  • names
  • oppose
  • overlooks
  • people
  • presences
  • resemblances
  • risk
  • run into
  • scowls
  • smiles
  • suffer
  • surface
  • surfaces
  • take
  • things
  • top
  • visages
  • watch

Antonyms for faces

  • aid
  • animals
  • assist
  • avoid
  • avoids
  • backs
  • bares
  • beasts
  • critters
  • denudes
  • disallow
  • discontinue
  • dodge
  • dodges
  • ducks
  • eludes
  • escapes
  • exposes
  • help
  • hold
  • interiors
  • keep
  • refuse
  • reject
  • shirks
  • shuns
  • sidesteps
  • smiles
  • strips
  • support
  • surrender
  • yield

Meanings of faces

  • 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

  • The artist skillfully captured a range of emotions on the faces in the portrait.
  • In the crowded room, numerous unfamiliar faces mingled at the social gathering.
  • The detective studied the surveillance footage, scrutinizing the suspect faces.
  • The classroom erupted in laughter as the teacher made funny expressions on different faces.
  • Among the protesters, determined faces held signs advocating for change.

On this page you'll find 96 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to faces, such as: aid, air, allow, animals, appearances, aspect, assist.

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  • about-faces
  • about-turns
  • disavowals
  • disownments
  • flip-flops
  • irresolutions
  • renunciations
  • retractions
  • reversals
  • second thoughts
  • switcheroos
  • turnabouts
  • turnarounds
  • u-turns
  • volte-faces
  • wobblings

dares

  • challenges
  • confronts
  • faces
  • insult
  • oppose
  • provoke
  • resist
  • taunt
  • threaten

facades

  • disguises
  • faces
  • fronts
  • glosses
  • pretences
  • pretenses
  • shows
  • surfaces
  • veneers
  • window dressings

gauges

  • calculates
  • dials
  • estimates
  • examples
  • faces
  • figures
  • guidelines
  • indexes
  • indicators
  • indices
  • judges
  • measures
  • mirrors
  • principles
  • scales
  • standards
  • touchstones

names

  • announce
  • appearances
  • appoint
  • appoints
  • assigns
  • brand
  • call
  • calls
  • celebrities
  • character
  • chooses
  • cite
  • cites
  • constitutes
  • decides
  • declare
  • designate
  • designates
  • details
  • dignitaries
  • dub
  • dubs
  • effects
  • elect
  • epithets
  • faces
  • figures
  • flag
  • identify
  • impressions
  • indicates
  • instances
  • insults
  • label
  • labels
  • list
  • make
  • mention
  • mentions
  • monikers
  • nickname
  • nicknames
  • nomenclatures
  • nominate
  • nominates
  • note
  • notes
  • notices
  • offences
  • opts
  • outrages
  • personalities
  • personality
  • picks
  • places
  • quotes
  • recognize
  • refer to
  • reputation
  • reputations
  • reputes
  • sarcasms
  • select
  • selects
  • sets
  • sign
  • signature
  • single out
  • specifies
  • star
  • stars
  • style
  • styles
  • suggest
  • term
  • terms
  • titles

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