Face and Return

Opposite meaning words

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

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Return is an antonym for face.

Nearby Words: faced, facing, facer, faceless

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Face is an antonym for return in go back topic.

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

old	old face	old return
good	good face	good return
full	full face	full return
long	long face	long return
Other adjectives: original, true, dead, actual, entire, real, big, serious, blue, little, dark, main, different.

people	face people	return people
group	face group	return group
death	face death	return death
time	face time	return time
Other words: way, world, player, times.

Once he realizes that Laurence fully intends to return and face execution for his crime, he specifically instructs his troops to spare Laurence's family estate in the subsequent invasion of England.

Source: Literature / Temeraire
When Gon tries to return the favor Killua outmaneuvers him and delivers another one pie to the face.

Source: Pie in the Face
Comically Missing the Point: In episode 2, Kenta talks about a ghost story with a girl with no face who offers you an umbrella, then steals your face in return.

Source: Manga / Re-Kan!

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