Cheek
Cheek noun - Shameless boldness.
Usage example: she had the cheek to blame me for the fact that she had forgotten about the staff meeting
Face is a synonym for cheek in attitude topic. In some cases you can use "Face" instead a noun "Cheek", when it comes to topics like body, brass, impudence. informal substitute
Face
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| normal | normal cheek | normal face |
| disfigured | disfigured cheek | disfigured face |
| left | left cheek | left face |
| red | red cheek | red face |
| Other adjectives: scarred. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Calling it a scar is debatable, considering that his/her left cheek and face was blown open Jonah Hex-style by The Captain and has stayed like that for 30 years, but it's still a permanent wound, so I suppose that it counts.
Source: Good Scars, Evil Scars - Character creation allows to pick a retextured face with a scar (good scar on the cheek or evil scar across the eye).
Source: Video Game / Sword of Damocles -
In episode 24, Sorata and Mashiro's "practice kiss" is interrupted by one of the cats, who claws at Sorata's face, then later hisses at him after Mashiro kisses him on the cheek instead.
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Face and Cheek. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheek/face
Cheek & Face. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheek/face>.
Face or Cheek. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheek/face.
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