Synonyms for face
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Cheek
cheek, boldness, confidence, brass, impudence, impertinence, audacity, nerve, effrontery, assurance
2. Look — one's facial expression
look, visage, complexion, appearance, facial expression, physiognomy, aspect, mine, regard, semblance, respect dated, dial dated UK, map dated UK, pan slang, favor dated US, favour UK, phiz informal dated, phizog slang dated UK, punim rare
4. Surface — any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope…
Other
side, grimace, facade, image, public image, cake hole, baby face, bluff, profile, good guy informal, pie hole, veneer
Verb
1. Confront — to deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable
Definitions
- n. 1
One's facial expression.
- n. 2
Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
A cube has six faces, each of which is a square.
- n. 3
The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
That girl has a pretty face.
- v. 1
To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
Related words
- Word family
- facebook facebuster faceless face-off face-sit face-to-face facework facade
- Phrases
- face the music face fucking face to face face card face cloth face up to face washer feed one's face
Example sentences
- cheek He swabbed the inside of his cheek with his Q-Tip.
- complexion Redheads often have a pale complexion and freckles.
- visage The monster's ugly visage horrified the campers.
- fount Search engines are not the fount of all knowledge.
- surface A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
- side There are cherry trees on each side of the street.
By length
- 3 letters
- map1, pan1
- 4 letters
- look1, case1, side1, meet1, mine1, dare1, dial2, font1, phiz
- 5 letters
- front1, image2, dress1, favor2, nerve1, cheek1, brass1, bluff1, facet2, fount, punim
- 6 letters
- aspect2, regard2, favour2, breast1, oppose2, facade2, veneer2, visage2, phizog
- 7 letters
- present2, respect2, surface2, profile2, grimace2
- 8 letters
- exterior4, confront2, audacity4, boldness2
- 9 letters
- encounter3, assurance3, withstand2, semblance2, impudence
- 10 letters
- confidence3, appearance3, complexion3, effrontery4
- 11 letters
- physiognomy
- 12 letters
- impertinence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dial2 = 2 syllables).