n. 25B6; noun
a beautiful face : COUNTENANCE, physiognomy, features; informal mug; Brit. informal mush, dial, clock, phiz, boat race; N. Amer. informal puss, pan; poetic/literary visage; archaic front.
her face grew sad : (FACIAL) EXPRESSION, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, countenance, mien.
he made a face at the sourness of the drink : GRIMACE, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, pout, moue.
a cube has six faces : SIDE, aspect, flank, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation.
a watch face : DIAL, display.
changing the face of the industry : (OUTWARD) APPEARANCE, aspect, nature, image.
he put on a brave face : FRONT, show, display, act, appearance, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretence, pose, veneer.
criticism should never cause the recipient to lose face : RESPECT, honour, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favour, appreciation, popularity, prestige, standing, status, dignity; self-respect, self-esteem.
(informal) they had the face to upbraid others. : See effrontery .
facial.
25B6; verb
the hotel faces the sea : LOOK OUT ON, front on to, look towards, be facing, look over/across, overlook, give on to, be opposite (to).
you'll just have to face facts : ACCEPT, become reconciled to, get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, acclimatize oneself to; learn to live with, cope with, deal with, come to terms with, become resigned to.
he faces a humiliating rejection : BE CONFRONTED BY, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, come up against.
the problems facing our police force : BESET, worry, distress, trouble, bother, confront; harass, oppress, vex, irritate, exasperate, strain, stress, tax; torment, plague, blight, bedevil, curse; formal discommode.
he faced the challenge boldly : BRAVE, face up to, encounter, meet (head-on), confront; oppose, resist, withstand.
a wall faced with flint : COVER, clad, veneer, overlay, surface, dress, put a facing on, laminate, coat, line.
25A0; face to face FACING (EACH OTHER), opposite (each other), across from each other.
25A0; on the face of it OSTENSIBLY, to all appearances, to all intents and purposes, at first glance, on the surface, superficially; apparently, seemingly, outwardly, it seems (that), it would seem (that), it appears (that), it would appear (that), as far as one can see/tell, by all accounts.