in the face of

Meaning

when confronted with
in the face of growing pressure, the company changed its logo

(colloquial) despite, against, contrary to

(archaic or law) on the face of

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Synonyms

facing notwithstanding against this no matter braving regardless of

Antonyms

following given through pursuant by puffball
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Examples

... the Linux philosophy is "laugh in the face of danger". Oops. Wrong one. "Do it yourself." Linus Torvalds

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired. Martha Graham

The richness of the world, all artificial pleasures, have the taste of sickness and give off a smell of death in the face of certain spiritual possessions. Georges Rouault

Expecting to be able to get rid of the competitive drive, first of all, flies in the face of human nature - and little girls certainly have this drive, as much as little boys do, or at least the little girls I have observed in my immediate family have it. Lynne Cheney

If you spit in the face of a coward he'll tell you that it's raining. Lebanese Proverb

Ashes always fly back in the face of him who throws them. Yoruba Proverb

Words in the phrase

in the face of

Close letter words and terms

in the eye of the wind in the eyes of in the eyes of the law in the fall in the family in the family way