faced facts
Dealt with truth
Faced facts is the past tense of face facts, meaning to accept an unpleasant reality rather than avoid or deny it.
The phrase implies reluctant acknowledgment—you face facts when wishful thinking is no longer tenable: She finally faced facts and ended the relationship.
Often appears with "let's" as gentle pressure toward acceptance: Let's face facts: we can't afford it.
- hard truthUnpleasant accurate statement
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- courageFortitude facing danger
- realizationGrasping what's true
moment of clarity · vulnerability · decision-making · accountability · awareness · eyes wide open · disillusionment · introspection · acceptance · reckoning · come to terms · problem-solving · discernment · recognition · determination · self-assessment · resilience · no turning back
faced factsburied one's head in the sand
Deliberately avoided facing problems
wishful thinking · turned a blind eye · looked the other way · tuned out
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