outface
Win the standoff
To outface someone is to stare them down or confront them boldly until they back off or look away.
The word suggests winning a contest of nerve through sheer composure: She outfaced the hecklers and continued her speech.
More broadly, to outface opposition is to overcome it through confidence rather than force.
Defeat by sustained gaze
- outbraveSurpass in courage
- outstareDefeat by not blinking
- brazen outFace boldly despite guilt
- stand firmRefuse to retreat
hold ground · defy · resist · challenge · oppose · confront · rebuff · repel
stare down
Defeat by sustained gaze
- outbraveSurpass in courage
- outstareDefeat by not blinking
- brazen outFace boldly despite guilt
stand firm · hold ground · defy · resist · challenge · oppose · confront · rebuff · repel · withstand
cow
Female bovine
disconcert · abash · discomfit · browbeat · psych out · rattle · faze · dominate · overwhelm · dismay
best
Highest in quality
prevail · triumph · overcome · vanquish · outperform · eclipse · outlast · outmatch · defeat · conquer
- face downprone, flat, prostrate, lying flat, downward