Face and Move back

Opposite meaning terms

Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.

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Move back is an antonym for face.

Nearby Words: faced, facing, facer, faceless

Move back verb - Pull back or move away or backward.

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Face is an antonym for move back in topics: return, go back, go away.

More than one detective actually chose to resign rather than face the (supposedly) humiliating move back into uniform division.

Source: Useful Notes / British Coppers

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