Cover
Cover noun - Something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth.
Usage example: under cover of friendship the con man insinuated himself in the lives of the unsuspecting couple
Face is a synonym for cover in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Face" instead the word "Cover" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like show, surface, coat, coat with plaster.
Face
Face noun - An outer part or layer.
Usage example: a much-needed sandblasting revealed that the face of the old stone church is actually a pinkish granite
Cover is a synonym for face in coat topic. You can use "Cover" instead the word "Face" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as activity, show, surface, side.
How words are described
| old | old cover | old face |
| good | good cover | good face |
| full | full cover | full face |
| similar | similar cover | similar face |
| Other adjectives: perfect, complete, original, straight, blank, actual, entire, real, blue, dark, main, beautiful, new, different, red, creepy. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The alternate covers for all the Convergence titles show a close-up of a DC character's face fading into a solid colour (the same colour for each week's titles) which takes up one half of the cover.
Source: Minimalistic Cover Art -
Some say this is what Michael Jackson did around 1990 or so, which is why the cover of Dangerous didn't show much of his face.
Source: White Like Me -
Six months into his sentence, he hasn't seen a single human face, and has managed to cover every available surface of his cell in equations and figures.
Source: Manga / Mega Man Megamix
Cite this Source
Face and Cover. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cover/face
Cover & Face. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cover/face>.
Face or Cover. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cover/face.
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