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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
Former employees were reminded that those who violated their nondisclosure agreements would face financial penalties.
On any given street, houses facing the expected wildfire path could be displaced to create yet another buffer zone.
“A lengthy term of imprisonment is critical to sending a message of general deterrence: Those who sell fentanyl will face meaningful punishment,” he wrote in his sentencing recommendation.
But because of the threatened layoffs, our capacity to use them is facing drastic reduction.
Environmental advocates say the plans will likely face stiff opposition.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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