Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb face
5 of 9 senses of face
Sense 1
confront, face up face
=> undertake, tackle, take on
Sense 2
confront, face
=> front, breast
=> take the bull by the horns
=> pit, oppose, match, play off
=> tackle, take on
Sense 3
front, look face
=> confront
Sense 8
face
=> reface
Sense 9
face
=> reface
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb face
5 of 9 senses of face
Sense 1
confront, face up face
=> undertake, tackle, take on
Sense 2
confront, face
=> front, breast
=> take the bull by the horns
=> pit, oppose, match, play off
=> tackle, take on
=> rise
Sense 3
front, look face
=> confront
Sense 8
face
=> reface
Sense 9
face
=> reface
Entailment of verb face
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb face
9 senses of face
Sense 1
confront, face up face
=> set about go about approach
Sense 2
confront, face
=> meet encounter, play, take on
Also See-> face off#1
Sense 3
front, look face
=> lie
Sense 4
face
=> be
Sense 5
face
=> turn
Sense 6
confront, face, present
Sense 7
face
=> disclose, expose
Sense 8
face
=> line
Sense 9
face
=> cover
Familiarity of verb face
face used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb face
Sense 1
confront, face up face
=> set about go about approach
Sense 6
confront, face, present
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Sense 3
front, look face
=> lie
Sense 4
face
=> be
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Sense 5
face
=> turn
Sense 7
face
=> disclose, expose
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Sense 8
face
=> line
Sense 9
face
=> cover
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Sense 2
confront, face
=> meet encounter, play, take on
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Grep of noun faced
bald-faced hornet
white-faced hornet
Overview of verb face
The verb face has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (56) confront, face up face -- (deal with (something unpleasant) head on "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes")
2. (33) confront, face -- (oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other")
3. (14) front, look face -- (face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park")
4. (4) face -- (be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other")
5. (4) face -- (turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now")
6. (3) confront, face, present -- (present somebody with something usually to accuse or criticize; ""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")
7. face -- (turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card")
8. face -- (line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket")
9. face -- (cover the front or surface of: "The building was faced with beautiful stones")
Overview of adj faced
The adj faced has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) faced -- (having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace")
Antonyms of adj faced
1 sense of faced
Sense 1
faced (vs. faceless)
faceless (vs. faced)
=> anonymous
Similarity of adj faced
1 sense of faced
Sense 1
faced (vs. faceless)
=> baby-faced
=> featured
=> Janus-faced, two-faced
=> long-faced
=> moon-faced, round-faced
=> sweet-faced
=> visaged
Attributes of adj faced
Familiarity of adj faced
faced used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj faced
baby-faced
barefaced
bold-faced
brazen-faced
defaced
double-faced
faced
hard-surfaced
janus-faced
long-faced
moon-faced
poker-faced
red-faced
round-faced
shamefaced
smooth-faced
sweet-faced
two-faced
Overview of verb face
The verb face has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (56) confront, face up face -- (deal with (something unpleasant) head on "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes")
2. (33) confront, face -- (oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other")
3. (14) front, look face -- (face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park")
4. (4) face -- (be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other")
5. (4) face -- (turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now")
6. (3) confront, face, present -- (present somebody with something usually to accuse or criticize; ""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")
7. face -- (turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card")
8. face -- (line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket")
9. face -- (cover the front or surface of: "The building was faced with beautiful stones")
Overview of adj faced
The adj faced has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) faced -- (having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace")
faced definition
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