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Pronunciation:
[ fˈe͡ɪsɪŋ], [ fˈeɪsɪŋ], [ f_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ_ŋ]
Facing can be swapped with various words that have a similar meaning. For example, confronting, fronting, encountering, or dealing with. These synonyms can be used to imply coming up against a problem or taking on a challenge, such as facing a difficult decision or facing adversity. Other synonyms for facing include confronting something head-on or squarely, such as facing an opponent in a match or facing an important interview. In general, synonyms for facing can help to express the idea of being in a situation where you are directly engaging with something, whether it be an obstacle, a person, or a task.
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Similar words for facing:
- confronting (adjective)
- directed (adjective)
- opposite (adjective)
- diametric/diametrical (adjective)
- face to face (adjective)
- opposed/opposing (adjective)
- pointing (adjective)
- artifact (noun)
- facing (noun)
- finish for dress goods (noun)
- front (noun)
- lining (noun)
- siding (noun)
- to (preposition)
- toward (preposition)
- toward/towards (preposition)
- confronting (verb)
- contending (verb)
- defying (verb)
- lining (verb)
Synonyms for Facing:
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adj.
• confronting • directed • opposite- diametrically opposed ,
- flip-side ,
- flipside ,
- paradoxical ,
- unalike ,
- unsimilar ,
- violative ,
- independent ,
- most opposite .
- anti thetical ,
- anti-thetical ,
- more facing ,
- more reverse ,
- most facing ,
- most reverse ,
- re verse ,
- re-verse .
- eye eye ,
- face face ,
- man to man ,
- more man to man ,
- more man-to-man ,
- more one on one ,
- more one-on-one ,
- more woman to woman ,
- more woman-to-woman ,
- most man to man ,
- most man-to-man ,
- most one on one ,
- most one-on-one ,
- most woman to woman ,
- most woman-to-woman ,
- person person ,
- woman to woman .
- against grain ,
- anti pathetic ,
- anti-pathetic ,
- at crosspurposes ,
- de fending ,
- de-fending ,
- dis agreeing ,
- dis sentient ,
- dis-agreeing ,
- dis-sentient ,
- ex posing ,
- ex-posing ,
- in compatible ,
- in-compatible ,
- more anti ,
- more battling ,
- more clashing ,
- more combating ,
- more controverting ,
- more crossing ,
- more defending ,
- more denying ,
- more disputed ,
- more disputing ,
- more dissentient ,
- more enemy ,
- more exposing ,
- more gainsaying ,
- more objecting ,
- more obstructive ,
- more protesting ,
- more repelling ,
- most anti ,
- most battling ,
- most clashing ,
- most combating ,
- most controverting ,
- most crossing ,
- most defending ,
- most denying ,
- most disputed ,
- most disputing ,
- most dissentient ,
- most enemy ,
- most exposing ,
- most gainsaying ,
- most objecting ,
- most obstructive ,
- most opposed ,
- most protesting ,
- most repelling ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-testing ,
- restrictive .
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n.
• artifact • facing • finish for dress goods • front • lining • siding -
prep.
• to • toward • toward/towards -
v.
• confronting • contending- Disputing ,
- Encountering ,
- Quarreling ,
- Vying ,
- Withstanding ,
- antagonizing ,
- arguing ,
- bickering ,
- brawling ,
- clashing ,
- conflicting ,
- contending ,
- contrasting ,
- defending ,
- hassling ,
- opposing ,
- protesting ,
- standing ,
- struggling ,
- wrangling ,
- wrestling .
Other synonyms:
- adjacent ,
- baseboard ,
- clerestory ,
- frieze ,
- gable ,
- gargoyle ,
- graffiti ,
- hand to hand ,
- opposition ,
- paneling ,
- party wall ,
- picture molding ,
- picture rail ,
- plasterwork ,
- recessed ,
- skirting board ,
- tiling ,
- wainscoting .
- screen .
- side .
- front .
- opposite .
- shell .
- wall .
- corner .
Other relevant words:
• in time
• noun
- Acquainting ,
- Against ,
- Aiming ,
- Awaiting ,
- Breasting ,
- Compo ,
- Countenancing ,
- Delivering ,
- Depending ,
- Dialing ,
- Disguising ,
- Doublure ,
- During ,
- Englishing ,
- Exhibiting ,
- Expecting ,
- Faceting ,
- From ,
- Fronting ,
- Gifting ,
- Inlayer ,
- Interlineation ,
- Into ,
- Introducing ,
- Muzzling ,
- Nerving ,
- Of ,
- Onto ,
- Planing ,
- Polaric ,
- Polarized ,
- Presenting ,
- Spiriting ,
- Subcontrary ,
- Submitting ,
- Toning ,
- Toward ,
- Unto ,
- Upon ,
- Vanward ,
- Versus ,
- abreast ,
- abreast of ,
- accommodate ,
- across ,
- across from ,
- adjust ,
- against law ,
- agree ,
- ahead of ,
- anointing ,
- antipodal ,
- antithetic ,
- antithetical ,
- appearance ,
- appearing ,
- application ,
- appoint ,
- arm ,
- armhole ,
- arrange ,
- ascertain ,
- aspect ,
- attain ,
- attending ,
- audacity ,
- awarding ,
- backing ,
- banding ,
- between ourselves ,
- bias ,
- bib ,
- binding ,
- bodice ,
- boldness ,
- braid ,
- brass ,
- breast ,
- bush ,
- buttonhole ,
- calculating ,
- case ,
- casing ,
- cerement ,
- cheek ,
- cladding ,
- coat ,
- coating ,
- coattails ,
- collar ,
- confront ,
- contouring ,
- contrapositive ,
- converse ,
- coping with ,
- countenance ,
- counter to ,
- counting ,
- covering ,
- demoing ,
- demonstrating ,
- deserve ,
- diametric ,
- diametrical ,
- diction ,
- disclose ,
- discover ,
- embroidery ,
- enamel ,
- enduring ,
- ensure ,
- establish ,
- expression ,
- exterior ,
- eyeball-to-eyeball ,
- facade ,
- face ,
- face up to ,
- face-to-face ,
- facet ,
- facial expression ,
- false front ,
- figuring ,
- filler ,
- filling ,
- film ,
- finishing ,
- fit ,
- flavouring ,
- font ,
- forward ,
- forwards ,
- fount ,
- fountain ,
- frontward ,
- frontwards ,
- frown ,
- fur ,
- garment ,
- get ,
- grease ,
- grimace ,
- grimacing ,
- ground ,
- hand-to-hand ,
- hem ,
- hold back ,
- human face ,
- impertinence ,
- in front ,
- in front of ,
- in opposition to ,
- install ,
- inverse ,
- lacquer ,
- laying in ,
- liner ,
- locate ,
- looking ,
- mugging ,
- negotiate ,
- nerve ,
- obverse ,
- ointment ,
- onward ,
- onwards ,
- oppositional ,
- organize ,
- ormolu ,
- outside ,
- over ,
- over against ,
- overlay ,
- overlooking ,
- owe ,
- paint ,
- paired ,
- parts ,
- pavement ,
- pellicle ,
- per ,
- phrase ,
- piping ,
- plaster ,
- plate ,
- plating ,
- polar ,
- portraying ,
- posing ,
- protection ,
- rather than ,
- reckoning ,
- regarding ,
- regulate ,
- restrain ,
- reverse ,
- revetment ,
- satisfy ,
- scale ,
- scowl ,
- scum ,
- searching ,
- seeming ,
- siding ,
- skin ,
- square up ,
- staging ,
- staring ,
- starring ,
- stucco ,
- stuffing ,
- submit ,
- succumb ,
- surface ,
- surfacing ,
- tackling ,
- to ,
- topping ,
- trim ,
- turn ,
- turning ,
- typeface ,
- varnish ,
- veer ,
- veneer ,
- veneering ,
- vis-a-vis ,
- waiting ,
- whitewash .
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How to use "Facing" in context?
When we put on a brave face, it means that we are going to face whatever is coming our way with courage. It means that we are going to be strong and confident, no matter what. We will not let anything get us down. We will face the world head on and be the best version of ourselves.
Paraphrases for Facing:
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Equivalence
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Verb, gerund or present participle
confronting.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
Addressing, heads, sees.
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Verb, past tense
experienced, on.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Adjective
confronting.
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Proper noun, singular
confront, confrontation, confronting, face, Faces.
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Noun, singular or mass
confrontation, face.
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Adjective
Homophones for Facing:
- fussiness, fixings, face mask, fizzing, fusanus, feigning, Foppishness, fashioning, focussing, fugaciousness, fishing, fixing, Fosamax, fuzziness, fish mousse, fukkianese, foxiness, fish genus, fogginess, focusing.
Holonyms for Facing:
Hyponym for Facing:
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detacher
- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.
