Need another word that means the same as “facing”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “facing” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Facing” are: cladding, veneer, lining, covering, trimming, interfacing, reinforcement, backing, skin, surface, facade, front, fronting, false front, coating, dressing, overlay, revetment, paving, lamination, inlay, plating, opposing
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “facing” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| backing | Financial resources provided to make some project possible. The trio provided backing. |
| cladding | A protective covering that protects the outside of a building. Timber cladding. |
| coating | An outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors. The surface was ready for a coating of paint. |
| covering | The act of protecting something by covering it. A vinyl floor covering. |
| dressing | Savory dressings for salads basically of two kinds either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type. An antiseptic dressing. |
| facade | The principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space. Her flawless public facade masked private despair. |
| false front | A sphere of activity involving effort. |
| front | The part of a garment covering a person s front. Porridge slopped from the tray on to his shirt front. |
| fronting | The side that is forward or prominent. |
| inlay | A material or substance that is used as an inlay. Mother of pearl is widely used as an inlay in furniture and musical instruments. |
| interfacing | An extra layer of material or an adhesive stiffener that is applied to the facing of a garment to add support. |
| lamination | Bonding thin sheets together. |
| lining | The act of attaching an inside lining to a garment or curtain etc. Self clean oven linings. |
| overlay | A block of code or other data transferred during the overlay process. Full colour aerial photographs with overlays showing suggested routes. |
| paving | The act of applying paving materials to an area. Weeds had forced their way up through the cracked paving. |
| plating | The process of applying plating. The tractors carried steel plating for protection. |
| reinforcement | Information that makes more forcible or convincing. Older electricity mains required reinforcement to meet increased demand. |
| revetment | A barrier against explosives. |
| skin | A skinhead. Your skin is the largest organ of your body. |
| surface | The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary. It was not what it appeared to be on the surface. |
| trimming | Small pieces trimmed off something. Roast turkey with all the trimmings. |
| veneer | A crown in which the restoration is placed over the prepared surface of a natural crown. A fine grained veneer. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “facing” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| opposing | Characterized by active hostility. Opponent or opposing armies. |
| aboveground | On or above the surface of the ground. Aboveground nuclear testing. |
| appearance | Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression. It was Bernhardt s last appearance in America. |
| canvas | Cover with canvas. A thunderous uppercut sent him crashing to the canvas. |
| casing | The frame round a door or window. A waterproof casing. |
| epidermis | The surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis. |
| exterior | (in filming) outdoor. Exterior locations. |
| external | (of hardware) not contained in the main computer; peripheral. An external concern for reputation. |
| externalize | Make external or objective, or give reality to. Elements of the internal construction were externalized on to the facade. |
| extrinsic | Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside. Reasons extrinsic to the music itself. |
| facade | The face or front of a building. The house has a half timbered facade. |
| integument | An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell. This chemical compound is found in the integument of the seed. |
| lining | The act of attaching an inside lining to a garment or curtain etc. Leather gloves with fur linings. |
| obverse | Of or denoting the obverse of a coin or medal. True solitude is the obverse of true society. |
| ostensible | Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so. The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint. |
| outdoor | Pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities. A huge outdoor concert. |
| outdoors | In or into the open air; outside a building or shelter. He wanted to get outdoors a little. |
| outer | A shot that strikes the outer. Boots with stiff leather outers. |
| outermost | Situated at the farthest possible point from a center. The outermost layer of the earth. |
| outrigger | A projecting support similar to an outrigger in another structure or vehicle. |
| outside | On the outside. The use of outside contractors will speed up the process. |
| outward | Outwards. The outward physical body. |
| outwardly | On or from the outside. An outwardly normal life. |
| peripheral | A peripheral device. A peripheral control processor. |
| plywood | A type of strong thin wooden board consisting of two or more layers glued and pressed together with the direction of the grain alternating. Plywood benches. |
| quasi | Having some resemblance. A quasi success. |
| reflector | A reflecting telescope. |
| seeming | Appearing to be real or true, but not necessarily being so; apparent. An angry seeming man. |
| semblance | Resemblance similarity. It bears some semblance to the thing I have in mind. |
| unprepossessing | Not attractive or appealing to the eye. Despite his unprepossessing appearance he had an animal magnetism. |
| veneer | Cover with veneer. Factories employed cabinetmakers to veneer looking glasses. |
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