ˈɒpəzɪt ˈɑp(ə)sɪt involving close contact; confronting each other the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner they spoke face to face within each other's presence she met the president face-to-face directly facing each other the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street they sat opposite at the table