All Free. we face it. face up to the reality. 1 synonym for face the music: carry-the can. Los Angeles or Hollywood, especially with regard to the film and television industry, in their reputed glamour and trendiness 2. a fanciful state or dreamworld [be in la-la land = a state of being out of touch with reality] [US] [informal] 1. See also synonyms for: realities. uncountable the real character or nature of things, not what you imagine or think is possible. From the name of the tutor and philosopher in Voltaire's Candide (1759). look square in the eye. face up to the reality. face up to the truth. 25 synonyms of reality from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, plus 28 related words, definitions, and antonyms. make the best out of a difficult situation ; turn sth negative into a positive. look reality in the face. 20 ♦ in one's face directly opposite or against one. face facts. a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances and especially in the. ♦ face to face phrase PHR after v, PHR n Eventually, he came face to face with discrimination again... 14 If an action or belief flies in the face of accepted ideas or rules, it seems to completely oppose or contradict them. other words for face the facts. You want to reject this entry: please give us your comments (bad translation/definition, duplicate entries...), English Portuguese translation in context, Free: Learn English, French and other languages, Reverso Documents: translate your documents online, Learn English watching your favourite videos. English_Spanish by Jaime Aguirre face reality afrontar la realidad Reality: something that actually exists. The principle on which an idea, activity or process is based on. He's unrealistic about these issues and looks like he's in la-la land the whole time, albeit although, even if, even though, notwithstanding that, tho' (U.S. or poetic) though