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What is another word for Outfaced?

Pronunciation: [a͡ʊtfˈe͡ɪsd] (IPA)

Outfaced is a word that can be used to describe a situation where someone has challenged or confronted another person, often in a confrontational manner. Synonyms for this word include outmatched, outwitted, outmaneuvered, outsmarted, and outdone. These words all convey the idea that one person has gained an advantage over another, either through superior strength, intelligence, or strategy. Outfaced can also be used in a more passive sense, to describe a situation where one person has been intimidated or overpowered by another. In this context, synonyms for the word might include cowed, intimidated, or overawed. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the context in which the word is being used.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Outfaced

"But if you think I'm a-" "You're the only man that ever Outfaced me in my own office.
"Out of the Primitive"
Robert Ames Bennet
Was it not this Order that had faced and Outfaced Henry Tudor to the last so that the monks of the London Charterhouse were burnt at the stake at Tyburn?
"England of My Heart--Spring"
Edward Hutton
I feel no palsies, On a pair-royal do I wait in death: My sovereign as his liegeman; on my mistress As a devoted servant; and on Ithocles As if no brave, yet no unworthy enemy: Nor did I use an engine to entrap His life out of a slavish fear to combat Youth, strength, or cunning; but for that I durst not Engage the goodness of a cause on fortune By which his name might have Outfaced my vengeance.
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury

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