Face
Face verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Usage example: movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye
Withstand is a synonym for face in support topic. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Face", when it comes to topics like oppose, brave, come up against a situation.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| wrath | face wrath | withstand wrath |
| kind | face kind | withstand kind |
| form | face form | withstand form |
| battle | face battle | withstand battle |
| Other words: punishment. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The look on VIKI's face when she sees Sonny's super-alloy frame can withstand the nanites' cryo field container.
Source: Film / I, Robot - In fact, Moses was the only prophet He allowed to see Him in person, and specifically said not to look at His face because it would be too much for Moses to withstand.
Source: Word of Dante -
In Total Drama Island when one of the challenges the campers face is to withstand ten seconds of torture, Izzy gets the challenge of being electrocuted by electric eels.
Source: Too Kinky to Torture
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