All face synonyms
face
F f noun face
- frontage β the front of a building or lot.
- physiognomy β the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- pout β to thrust out the lips, especially in displeasure or sullenness.
- appearance β When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- cast β The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- grimace β a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- smirk β to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way.
- guise β FranΓ§ois de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frΙΜΛswa dΙ lΙΛrΙn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519β63, French general and statesman.
- display β to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- presumption β the act of presuming.
- confidence β If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- boldness β not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
- impertinence β unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- cloak β A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
- audacity β Audacity is audacious behaviour.
- gall β (Pizi) 1840?β94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
- facade β Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- brass β Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.
- chutzpah β If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people.
- veil β a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- impudence β the quality or state of being impudent; effrontery; insolence.
- effrontery β shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
- facade β Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- standing β rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.: He had little standing in the community.
- dignity β bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.
- self-respect β proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
- reputation β the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- prestige β reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
- honor β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
verb face
- withstand β to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- brave β Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- resist β to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- accost β If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
- abide β to tolerate; put up with
- contend β If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- court β A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
- brook β to bear; tolerate
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- submit β to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- sustain β to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- beard β A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
- stomach β Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- defy β If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- bear β If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- dare β If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
- affront β If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
- tolerate β to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.