Faced and Played

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Faced adjective - Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination.

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Played is an antonym for faced.

Nearby Words: face, facing, faceted

Played adjective - (of games) engaged in.

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Faced is an antonym for played.

Nearby Words: play, playful, player, playing, playable

And then played straight as most of the haters of the Madonna loving variety seem to forget that Madonna faced very similar criticism in her early career.

Source: Older Than They Think / Music
In a similar vein, when Mark Read Lord of the Rings, he came to the conclusion that every problem the fellowship faced could be resolved with one of these, played, of course, by himself.

Source: Magical Queer
Adaptational Attractiveness: Quasimodo is played by the adorably baby-faced Garou.

Source: Theatre / Notre Dame De Paris

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