FACED UP (TO) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

faced up (to)

verb

past tense of face up (to)

as in outfaced

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Shea’s supervisor confronted her when Shea’s findings in a cold case could not be replicated.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Police learned that the father of one of the children involved went to an apartment and confronted a woman there.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of confronted

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The anniversary capsule is flanked by a dedicated campaign shot by photographer and director Leandro Emede and fronted by Mantero and Holliday & Brown employees.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
But the Dodgers still have a formidable rotation, fronted by Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fronted

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To get her father and his siblings to offer answers to questions no one had ever dared ask in the past until Duong’s cameras rolled, an inventive hybrid documentary-narrative model was hatched for the film.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
In Cuba, for instance, the single format is dominant, and very few artists have dared to create a true concept album.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

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Fans who braved the stormy weather caused by Hurricane Isaias rained down boos as Atlanta United picked up another loss, this time to FC Cincinnati 3-1 on Saturday night.

— Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Attendees braved near-record hot weather for much of the festival.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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