face-up
Visible side skyward
Face-up describes something positioned with its front or main surface visible from above, opposite of face-down.
Playing cards dealt face-up show their values: The dealer turned the river card face-up.
Documents, phones, or people lying on their backs are face-up.
As a verb phrase, to face up to something is to confront it honestly: You need to face up to your mistakes.
Stating known falsehoods
- flatLacking vertical variation
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- proneInclined or face-down
- recliningLeaning backward at rest
supine · prostrate · skyward · upturned · positioned · resting · sunbathing · relaxed
Made visible or known
- openNot closed
- visibleAble to be seen
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
lying
Stating known falsehoods
- flatLacking vertical variation
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- proneInclined or face-down
reclining · supine · prostrate · skyward · upturned · positioned · resting · sunbathing · relaxed · stretched
uncovered
Made visible or known
- openNot closed
- visibleAble to be seen
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
unprotected · revealed · showing · displayed · topside · flipped · dealt
address
Speak to formally
- tackleGear or takedown
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- acceptConsent to receive
meet · own · reckon · grapple · embrace · handle · approach · encounter · brave · challenge