Face
Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.
Retain
Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Plenty of examples of unnaturally-mutated people who retain a human face on a monstrous body can be found in the horror genre, particularly in Body Horror films like From Beyond or Leviathan (1989).
Source: Beast with a Human Face -
Faceless Goons: The Peacekeepers retain their white helmets with face concealing black visors from the previous film.
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Has what DiZ calls Time Lord Down's Syndrome, making him retain his face every time he regenerates.
Source: Webcomic / Ansem Retort
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Retain and Face. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/face/retain
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