Meanings
verbface up (third-person singular simple present faces up, present participle facing up, simple past and past participle faced up)
present singular third person faces up · participle present facing up · participle past faced up · past faced up
- To confront an unpleasant situation
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts / It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
1966, The Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black”, in Aftermath
Synonyms & antonyms
verbdeal with (something unpleasant) head on
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Polish stawiać czoła, stawić czoła
- stawiać czołato face the music
- stawić czołato face the music
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APA
face up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20up
MLA
“face up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “face up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20up.
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