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单词 outfaces
释义

outface

verb

out·​face ˌau̇t-ˈfās How to pronounce outface (audio)
outfaced; outfacing; outfaces

transitive verb

1
: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring
2
: to confront unflinchingly : defy

Synonyms

  • beard
  • brave
  • brazen
  • breast
  • confront
  • dare
  • defy
  • face
  • outbrave
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Example Sentences

rescue workers who outface the daily threat of catastrophe

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

outfaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of outface
as in faces
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage rescue workers who outface the daily threat of catastrophe

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • faces
  • confronts
  • brazens
  • outbraves
  • breasts
  • withstands
  • braves
  • stands up to
  • encounters
  • beards
  • fronts
  • dares
  • faces up (to)
  • approaches
  • resists
  • fights
  • defies
  • meets
  • challenges
  • stands
  • corners
  • affronts
  • battles
  • accosts
  • squares (off)
  • contends (with)
  • opposes
  • combats
  • repels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ducks
  • avoids
  • dodges
  • sidesteps
  • shuns
  • shirks
  • funks
  • evades
  • shakes
  • eschews
  • eludes
  • escapes
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