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单词 outfacing
释义

outface

verb

out·​face ˌau̇t-ˈfās How to pronounce outface (audio)
outfaced; outfacing; outfaces

transitive verb

1
: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring
2
: to confront unflinchingly : defy

Synonyms

  • beard
  • brave
  • brazen
  • breast
  • confront
  • dare
  • defy
  • face
  • outbrave
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Example Sentences

rescue workers who outface the daily threat of catastrophe

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

outfacing

verb

present participle of outface
as in confronting
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage rescue workers who outface the daily threat of catastrophe

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • confronting
  • facing
  • breasting
  • withstanding
  • braving
  • outbraving
  • daring
  • fronting
  • fighting
  • encountering
  • resisting
  • bearding
  • defying
  • opposing
  • affronting
  • brazening
  • standing
  • approaching
  • meeting
  • accosting
  • standing up to
  • facing up (to)
  • repelling
  • combating
  • challenging
  • combatting
  • battling
  • cornering
  • contending (with)
  • squaring (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • avoiding
  • dodging
  • ducking
  • shirking
  • escaping
  • sidestepping
  • eschewing
  • shunning
  • shaking
  • evading
  • eluding
  • funking
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