Antonyms for faces down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : feys |
| Phonetic Transcription : feɪs |
Definition of faces down
Origin :- late 13c., "front of the head," from Old French face (12c.) "face, countenance, look, appearance," from Vulgar Latin *facia (cf. Italian faccia), from Latin facies "appearance, form, figure," and secondarily "visage, countenance;" probably related to facere "to make" (see factitious).
- Replaced Old English andwlita (from root of wlitan "to see, look") and ansyn, the usual word (from the root of seon "see"). In French, the use of face for "front of the head" was given up 17c. and replaced by visage (older vis), from Latin visus "sight." To lose face (or save face), 1876, is said to be from Chinese tu lien. Face value was originally (1878) of bank notes, postage stamps, etc.
- As in argue : verb verbally fight
- As in oppose : verb fight, obstruct
- As in challenge : verb dispute, question
- As in confront : verb challenge
- We stepped ashore upon a beautiful meadow rolling up to a stately, wide-flung mansion, and turned our faces down the river.
- Extract from : « The Charm of Ireland » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
- Pushing their floats ahead of them, faces down in the water, they started for the reef.
- Extract from : « The Wailing Octopus » by Harold Leland Goodwin
- Two skeletons in one grave, heads west, faces down, knees drawn up; no implements.
- Extract from : « Burial Mounds of the Northern Sections of the United States » by Cyrus Thomas
- Replacing aqualung tubes with snorkels, they swam on the surface, faces down, alert for sharks.
- Extract from : « The Wailing Octopus » by Harold Leland Goodwin
- After watching the boat until it disappeared, they again turned their faces down the river.
- Extract from : « Frank Before Vicksburg » by Harry Castlemon
- Porportuk waited patiently, sipping from his glass and studying the double row of faces down the board.
- Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
- Upon this the sentinels bent their faces down to the ground.
- Extract from : « An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America » by J. P. MacLean
- The prints should be wet in clean water and laid in a pile upon each other, with their faces down.
- Extract from : « Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 » by Various
- "Or I mine," added Tom; and once more the father drew their faces down to his own and kissed them.
- Extract from : « Tabitha at Ivy Hall » by Ruth Alberta Brown
- So we turned our faces down the grass-topped mountains towards Galena Creek.
- Extract from : « The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories » by Owen Wister
Synonyms for faces down
- accost
- affront
- altercate
- argue
- arouse
- ask for
- assail
- assault
- assert
- attack
- bandy
- bar
- battle
- beard
- bicker
- bombard
- brave
- break with
- buck
- bump heads
- call for
- call in question
- call one's bluff
- call out
- check
- claim
- combat
- come up against
- confront
- contend
- contradict
- controvert
- counter
- counterattack
- cross
- cross swords
- dare
- debate
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- deny
- disagree
- disapprove
- dispute
- encounter
- exact
- expose
- face
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- face up to
- face with
- feud
- fight
- flout
- fly in the face of
- front
- frown at
- gainsay
- gang up on
- get in one's face
- go one on one
- go one-on-one
- go up against
- hammer
- hammer away
- hang in
- hash
- hash over
- hassle
- have at each other
- have at it
- hinder
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- jump
- jump on
- knock around
- lock horns
- make a point of
- make a stand
- make my day
- meet
- meet eyeball-to-eyeball
- mix it up
- neutralize
- not countenance
- object to
- oppose
- pettifog
- pick an argument
- prevent
- protest
- provoke
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrel
- query
- quibble
- reclaim
- rehash
- repel
- require
- resist
- reverse
- row
- run counter to
- sass
- scorn
- search out
- set to
- sock it to
- speak against
- squabble
- stand up to
- stick it out
- stick it to
- stimulate
- summon
- take a stand
- take issue
- take on
- talk back
- taunt
- tax
- tell off
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- thwart
- try
- turn the tables
- vindicate
- withstand
- wrangle
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