Synonyms for facing down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : feys |
| Phonetic Transcription : feɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for facing down Other synonyms for the word facing down
- accost
- affront
- altercate
- arouse
- assault
- bandy
- bar
- battle
- beard
- bicker
- bombard
- brave
- break with
- buck
- bump heads
- call in question
- call one's bluff
- call out
- check
- combat
- come up against
- confront
- contradict
- controvert
- counter
- counterattack
- cross
- cross swords
- dare
- 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
Définition of facing 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
- I ought to be right along with him facing down those Hatburns.
- Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- Duane was facing down the porch toward the court and corrals.
- Extract from : « The Lone Star Ranger » by Zane Grey
- And tonight we lead the world in facing down a threat to decency and humanity.
- Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
- Susan Brown's desk was at the front end of the room, facing down the double line.
- Extract from : « Saturday's Child » by Kathleen Norris
- "The dogs in search of us," said Ali, placing his hand to his ear, and facing down the shaft.
- Extract from : « In the grip of the Mullah » by F. S. Brereton
- At the lower end of the common was the old ramshackle meeting-house, facing down the road.
- Extract from : « Ben Comee » by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
- The battalion in column of companies: Two paces from the guide, in prolongation of and facing down the line.
- Extract from : « Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 » by United States War Department
- The first is Cliveden, standing high above the woods and facing down the river to Maidenhead.
- Extract from : « The Thames » by G. E. Mitton
- Although he wheeled to run, facing down the arroyo again, he began to buck instead.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding In the Saddle » by Alice B. Emerson
- You say they were facing down Washington avenue or in that direction—facing to the right up Lackawanna avenue?
- Extract from : « Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 » by Various
Antonyms for facing down
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