Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb face_up

1 sense of face up

Sense 1
confront, face up, face -- (deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes")
       => set about, go about, approach -- (begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project")