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noun
front of something; expression, exterior
Synonyms: air, appearance, aspect, cast, clock, countenance, dial, disguise, display, facet, features, finish, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, frown, glower, grimace, guise, kisser, light, lineaments, look, makeup, map, mask, mug, obverse, paint, physiognomy, pout, presentation, profile, scowl, seeming, semblance, show, showing, silhouette, simulacrum, smirk, surface, top, visage
Antonyms: back, behind, rear
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noun
pretense, nerve
Synonyms: air, audacity, boldness, brass, cheek, chutzpah, cloak, confidence, cover, disguise, effrontery, facade, false front, front, gall, impertinence, impudence, mask, presumption, semblance, show, veil
Antonyms: character, personality
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noun
authority, status
Synonyms: dignity, honor, image, prestige, reputation, self-respect, social position, standing
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verb
come up against a situation
Synonyms: abide, accost, affront, allow, bear, beard, be confronted by, bit the bullet, brace, brave, brook, challenge, confront, contend, cope with, countenance, court, cross, dare, deal with, defy, encounter, endure, experience, eyeball, fight, fly in face of, go up against, grapple with, make a stand, meet, oppose, resist, risk, run into, square off, stand, stomach, submit, suffer, sustain, swallow, take, take it, take on, take the bull by the horns, tell off, tolerate, venture, withstand
Antonyms: hide, retreat, run, withdraw
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verb
be opposite; look at
Synonyms: be turned toward, border, confront, front, front onto, gaze, glare, meet, overlook, stare, watch
Antonyms: back
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verb
put paint or finish on
Synonyms: clad, coat, cover, decorate, dress, finish, front, level, line, overlay, plaster, polish, redecorate, refinish, remodel, sheathe, shingle, side, skin, smooth, surface, veneer