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FACE Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word face. (opposite meanings)
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avoid
verbv
verb

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

back
adverb, nounadv, n
adjective

• related to or located at the back

noun

• the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

• the side that goes last or is not normally seen

• the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

• (football) a person who plays in the backfield

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• the part of a garment that covers the back of your body

• a support that you can lean against while sitting

• (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

adverb

• in or to or toward a former location

• at or to or toward the back or rear

• in or to or toward an original condition

• in or to or toward a past time

• in reply

• in repayment or retaliation

adjective satellite

• located at or near the back of an animal

• of an earlier date

verb

• be behind; approve of

• travel backward

• give support or one's approval to

• cause to travel backward

• support financial backing for

• be in back of

• place a bet on

• shift to a counterclockwise direction

• establish as valid or genuine

• strengthen by providing with a back or backing

disdain
noun

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

verb

• look down on with disdain

• reject with contempt

disregard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

dodge
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

• a quick evasive movement

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

verb

• make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

• move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

elude
verbv
verb

• escape, either physically or mentally

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

evasion
nounn
noun

• a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

• the deliberate act of failing to pay money

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

ignore
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

obfuscate
verbv
verb

• make obscure or unclear

shun
verbv
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

• expel from a community or group

heel
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

• the back part of the human foot

• someone who is morally reprehensible

• one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

• the lower end of a ship's mast

• (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

verb

• tilt to one side

• follow at the heels of a person

• perform with the heels

• strike with the heel of the club

• put a new heel on

Alternatives for AVOID

Alternatives for BACK

Alternatives for DISDAIN

Alternatives for DISREGARD

Alternatives for DODGE

Alternatives for ELUDE

Alternatives for EVASION

Alternatives for IGNORE

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