faces up to
Meets head on
Faces up to means to confront something difficult or unpleasant rather than avoiding it.
The phrase implies accepting responsibility or acknowledging an uncomfortable truth: She finally faced up to her addiction.
It suggests courage or maturity in dealing with reality: He needs to face up to what he did.
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
- stare downDefeat by sustained gaze
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- recognizePerceive as known
meet head on · tackle · take on · oppose · adapt · withstand · own up · own up to · bite the bullet · resolve · look in the eye · reconcile · acquiesce · concede · square up · step up to · embrace · address
faces up toavoids
Deliberately stays away from
evades · shies away from · dodges · sidesteps · ducks
faces up todenies
Declares something untrue
ignores · dismisses · disregards · glosses over · brushes off
face, faces, faced, facing, surface, surfaces, surfaced, surfacing, deface