1.be positioned with the face or front towards (someone or something).
“he turned to face her”
synonyms: look out on, front on to, look towards, be facing, have/afford/command a view of, look over/across, open out over, look on to, overlook, give on to, give over, be opposite (to)
“the hotel faces the sea”
antonyms: back on to
have the face or front pointing in a specified direction.
“the house faces due east”
(of a soldier) turn in a particular direction.
“the men had faced about to the front”2.confront and deal with or accept.

“honesty forced her to face facts”
synonyms: accept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to; More
antonyms: dodge, succumb to
have (a difficult situation) in prospect.
“each defendant faced a maximum sentence of 10 years”
synonyms: be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, meet, come up against, be forced to contend with
“he is likely to face a humiliating rejection”
(of a problem or difficult situation) present itself to and require action from (someone).
“the difficulties facing British farming”
synonyms: beset, worry, distress, cause trouble to, trouble, bother, confront, burden; More
overcome someone or something by a show of determination.
“he climbed atop a tank to face down a coup”
synonyms: stand up to, outface, cow, overawe, intimidate, browbeat, confront, beard, outstare, stare out/down, defy
“he faced down his harshest critic”