English verb: face up | |||
1. | face up (communication) deal with (something unpleasant) head on | ||
Samples | You must confront your problems. He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes. | ||
Synonyms | confront, face | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | approach, go about, set about | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | tackle, take on, undertake | ||
Verb group | confront, face, present | ||
Antonyms | avoid | ||