Antonyms for facing off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : feys |
| Phonetic Transcription : feɪs |
Definition of facing off
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 take on : verb challenge, oppose
- As in brave : verb endure bad situation
- As in challenge : verb dispute, question
- As in dare : verb challenge, defy someone
Synonyms for facing off
- accost
- altercate
- arouse
- ask for
- assert
- bandy
- battle
- bear
- beard
- bicker
- brave
- break with
- buck
- bully
- bump heads
- call for
- call one's bluff
- call out
- challenge
- claim
- confront
- contend
- cope
- court
- cross
- cross swords
- dare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- disagree
- dispute
- disregard
- exact
- face
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- feud
- fly in the face of
- front
- gang up on
- get in one's face
- go eyeball to eyeball with
- go one on one
- go one on one with
- go through
- go toe to toe with
- go up against
- goad
- hammer
- hammer away
- hang in
- hash
- hash over
- hassle
- have at each other
- have at it
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- insult
- investigate
- invite competition
- jump
- jump on
- knock around
- knock chip off shoulder
- laugh at
- lock horns
- make a point of
- make a stand
- make my day
- meet
- mix it up
- mock
- muster courage
- object to
- oppose
- outdare
- pettifog
- pick an argument
- provoke
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- quarrel
- query
- question
- quibble
- reclaim
- rehash
- require
- resist
- risk
- row
- run the gauntlet
- sass
- scorn
- search out
- set to
- sock it to
- spurn
- squabble
- square off
- stand up to
- step over the line
- stick it out
- stick it to
- stimulate
- suffer
- summon
- support
- take on
- take one on
- talk back
- taunt
- tax
- test
- threaten
- throw down gauntlet
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- venture
- vindicate
- withstand
- wrangle
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