" -faced "

1: to stand or sit with the face or front toward;

  * e.g., " ... the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fronted,

•  looked (toward),

•  pointed (toward)

•  Antonyms : 

•  dodged,

•  ducked,

•  funked,

•  shirked,

•  sidestepped

2: to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage;

  * e.g., " ... movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bearded,

•  braved,

•  brazened,

•  breasted,

•  confronted,

•  dared,

•  defied,

•  outbraved,

•  outfaced

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to cover with something that protects;

  * e.g., " ... we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clad,

•  sheathed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to stand or sit with the face or front toward;

  * e.g., " ... the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean "

•  Synonyms : 

•  front,

•  look (toward),

•  point (toward)

•  Antonyms : 

•  dodge,

•  duck,

•  funk,

•  shirk,

•  sidestep

2: to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage;

  * e.g., " ... movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beard,

•  brave,

•  brazen,

•  breast,

•  confront,

•  dare,

•  defy,

•  outbrave,

•  outface

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to cover with something that protects;

  * e.g., " ... we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clad,

•  sheathe

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in fronted;

•  Synonyms : 

•  fronted,

•  bearded,

•  braved,

•  brazened,

•  breasted,

•  confronted,

•  dared,

•  defied,

•  faced,

•  outbraved,

•  outfaced,

•  affronted,

•  challenged,

•  encountered,

•  met,

•  accosted,

•  approached,

•  cornered,

•  repelled,

•  resisted,

•  stood,

•  withstood,

•  battled,

•  combated,

•  contended (with),

•  fought,

•  opposed,

•  squared (off)

•  Antonyms : 

•  dodged,

•  ducked,

•  funked,

•  shirked,

•  sidestepped,

•  avoided,

•  eschewed,

•  shunned,

•  eluded,

•  escaped,

•  evaded,

•  shook

1: as in backtracked, reverted;

•  Synonyms : 

•  backtracked,

•  countermanded,

•  reverted,

•  abrogated,

•  annulled,

•  overturned,

•  repealed,

•  rescinded,

•  revoked,

•  struck down,

•  reversed,

•  switched

•  Antonyms : 

•  maintained,

•  supported,

•  upheld

2: as in pivoted;

•  Synonyms : 

•  pivoted,

•  arced,

•  arched,

•  bent,

•  bowed,

•  crooked,

•  curved,

•  hooked,

•  rounded,

•  swept,

•  wheeled,

•  circled,

•  coiled,

•  curled,

•  looped,

•  spiraled,

•  skewed,

•  turned,

•  twisted,

•  wound,

•  broke,

•  cut,

•  sheered,

•  swerved,

•  veered,

•  yawed,

•  zagged,

•  zigged,

•  weaved,

•  zigzagged,

•  deviated,

•  strayed,

•  wandered,

•  wavered

•  Antonyms : 

•  straightened

1: as in deadpan, expressionless;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bland,

•  blank,

•  deadpan,

•  dry,

•  empty,

•  expressionless,

•  inexpressive,

•  stone-faced,

•  vacant,

•  wooden,

•  affectless,

•  apathetic,

•  cold-blooded,

•  emotionless,

•  impassible,

•  impassive,

•  numb,

•  passionless,

•  phlegmatic,

•  stoic,

•  stolid,

•  undemonstrative,

•  unemotional,

•  cold,

•  cool,

•  dispassionate,

•  unmoved,

•  calm,

•  collected,

•  composed,

•  imperturbable,

•  unflappable,

•  reserved,

•  reticent,

•  taciturn,

•  enigmatic,

•  impenetrable,

•  inscrutable,

•  aloof,

•  bloodless,

•  detached,

•  indifferent,

•  insensible,

•  unconcerned,

•  unsentimental,

•  impersonal,

•  objective,

•  unresponsive

•  Antonyms : 

•  demonstrative,

•  emotional,

•  fervent,

•  fervid,

•  hot-blooded,

•  impassioned,

•  passional,

•  passionate,

•  vehement,

•  dramatic,

•  histrionic,

•  melodramatic,

•  overemotional,

•  overheated,

•  perfervid,

•  blazing,

•  burning,

•  fiery,

•  flaming,

•  glowing,

•  red-hot,

•  ardent,

•  enthusiastic,

•  gung ho,

•  warm-blooded,

•  zealous,

•  gushing,

•  maudlin,

•  mawkish,

•  mushy,

•  sentimental,

•  compassionate,

•  responsive,

•  sympathetic,

•  reactive,

•  sensitive

1: as in whey-faced;

•  Synonyms : 

•  whey-faced,

•  untanned,

•  anemic,

•  bloodless,

•  white,

•  whitened,

•  sallow,

•  sallowish,

•  sick,

•  sickly,

•  waxen,

•  waxy,

•  ashen,

•  ashy,

•  blanched,

•  cadaverous,

•  doughy,

•  livid,

•  lurid,

•  mealy,

•  pale,

•  paled,

•  pallid,

•  pasty,

•  peaked,

•  wan

•  Antonyms : 

•  blooming,

•  florid,

•  flush,

•  full-blooded,

•  glowing,

•  red,

•  rosy,

•  rubicund,

•  ruddy,

•  sanguine,

•  blushing,

•  flushed,

•  pink

1: as in white-faced;

•  Synonyms : 

•  white-faced,

•  untanned,

•  anemic,

•  bloodless,

•  white,

•  whitened,

•  sallow,

•  sallowish,

•  sick,

•  sickly,

•  waxen,

•  waxy,

•  ashen,

•  ashy,

•  blanched,

•  cadaverous,

•  doughy,

•  livid,

•  lurid,

•  mealy,

•  pale,

•  paled,

•  pallid,

•  pasty,

•  peaked,

•  wan

•  Antonyms : 

•  blooming,

•  florid,

•  flush,

•  full-blooded,

•  glowing,

•  red,

•  rosy,

•  rubicund,

•  ruddy,

•  sanguine,

•  blushing,

•  flushed,

•  pink

1: not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation;

  * e.g., " ... I took the remark as a bald-faced accusation that I had cheated "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apparent,

•  bald,

•  barefaced,

•  bright-line,

•  broad,

•  clear,

•  clear-cut,

•  crystal clear,

•  decided,

•  distinct,

•  evident,

•  lucid,

•  luculent,

•  luminous,

•  manifest,

•  nonambiguous,

•  obvious,

•  open-and-shut,

•  palpable,

•  patent,

•  pellucid,

•  perspicuous,

•  plain,

•  ringing,

•  straightforward,

•  transparent,

•  unambiguous,

•  unambivalent,

•  unequivocal,

•  unmistakable

•  Antonyms : 

•  ambiguous,

•  clouded,

•  cryptic,

•  dark,

•  enigmatic,

•  equivocal,

•  indistinct,

•  mysterious,

•  nonobvious,

•  obfuscated,

•  obscure,

•  unapparent,

•  unclarified,

•  unclear

1: displaying or marked by rude boldness;

  * e.g., " ... the child proceeded to tell a bold-faced lie despite the evidence right in front of us "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arch,

•  audacious,

•  bold,

•  brash,

•  brassbound,

•  brassy,

•  brazen,

•  brazen-faced,

•  cheeky,

•  cocksure,

•  cocky,

•  fresh,

•  impertinent,

•  impudent,

•  insolent,

•  nervy,

•  sassy,

•  saucy,

•  wise

•  Antonyms : 

•  meek,

•  mousy,

•  retiring,

•  shy,

•  timid

1: a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite;

  * e.g., " ... the candidate's frequent about-faces on issues disturbs many voters "

•  Synonyms : 

•  about-turn,

•  flip-flop,

•  reversal,

•  turnabout,

•  turnaround,

•  U-turn,

•  volte-face

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)