faced up
Met head on
Faced up means confronted something difficult or unpleasant directly rather than avoiding it: She finally faced up to her financial problems.
The phrase implies accepting responsibility or acknowledging an uncomfortable truth: He needs to face up to what he did.
Nearly always followed by "to."
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- confrontedChallenged or opposed directly
- addressedSpoke to formally
- grappledEngaged in close combat
- stared downDefeated by unblinking gaze
owned up · handled · tackled · took on · accepted · came to terms · presented · oriented · dealt with · bit the bullet · positioned · embraced · stepped up · upright · displayed · determined · courageous · exposed
faced upavoided
Deliberately stayed away from
evaded · shied away from · ducked · dodged · shirked
faced updenied
Refused or disavowed
ignored · buried one's head in the sand · disregarded · dismissed · swept under the rug
face, faced, faces, facing, faceless, deface, defaced, defacement, reface