Faced
vverb.communicationdeal with (something unpleasant) head onSynset:confront face face up
Examples:- You must confront your problems
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
Antonyms:avoid
Hypernyms:approach go about set about
Inherited Hypernyms:confrontset aboutact
Direct Hyponyms:tackletake onundertake
Full Troponyms:riseundertake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: face up)
vverb.competitionoppose, as in hostility or a competitionSynset:confront face
Examples:- You must confront your opponent
- Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
- The two enemies finally confronted each other
Derivationally Related Form:faceconfrontation
Hypernyms:encounter meet play take on
Inherited Hypernyms:confrontmeet
Direct Hyponyms:breastfrontmatchopposepitplay offtake the bull by the horns
Full Troponyms:frontpittake the bull by the horns
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.stativebe oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite toSynset:face front look
Examples:- The house looks north
- My backyard look onto the pond
- The building faces the park
Antonyms:back
Derivationally Related Form:frontfrontage
Hypernyms:lie
Inherited Hypernyms:frontliebe
Direct Hyponyms:confront
Full Troponyms:confront
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | His fields --- mine at this point (apply to: face, front)
vverb.stativebe oppositeExamples:- the facing page
- the two sofas face each other
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:facebe
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionturn so as to face; turn the face in a certain directionExamples:- Turn and face your partner now
Hypernyms:turn
Inherited Hypernyms:faceturnmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationpresent somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticizeSynset:confront face present
Examples:- We confronted him with the evidence
- He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
- An enormous dilemma faces us
Derivationally Related Form:confrontation
Inherited Hypernyms:confront
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody with something (apply to: present)
vverb.perceptionturn so as to expose the faceDerivationally Related Form:face
Hypernyms:disclose expose uncover
Inherited Hypernyms:facedisclosebring outshow
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactline the edge (of a garment) with a different materialExamples:- face the lapels of the jacket
Derivationally Related Form:facing
Hypernyms:line
Inherited Hypernyms:facelinecover
Direct Hyponyms:reface
Full Troponyms:reface
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactcover the front or surface ofExamples:- The building was faced with beautiful stones
Derivationally Related Form:facingface
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:facecover
Direct Hyponyms:refacerevet
Full Troponyms:refacerevet
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adjadj.allhaving a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combinationAntonyms:faceless
Inherited Hypernyms:faced
Similar to:baby-faced bald-faced featured Janus-faced two-faced long-faced moon-faced round-faced pale-faced pug-faced sad-faced sweet-faced visaged