The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DEROGATE , but the solution may also be EATCROW which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Lose face crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEROGATE | 33 % | 8 |
| EATCROW | 33 % | 7 |
| ERODE | 17 % | 5 |
| EATHUMBLEPIE | 17 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lose face
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fall flat on one's face
- lose ground
- fall on one's face
- fall from grace
- save face
- give face
- face the music
- forget oneself
- face down
- save someone's face
- swallow one's pride
- man down
Crossword Answer definitions
DEROGATE verb- To partially repeal (a law etc.).
- To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
- To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened.
- To remove a part, to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.).
- To act in a manner below oneself; to debase oneself.
- Debased
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DEROGATE
- Detract
- Stray in conduct
- Act beneath one's position
- Belittle
- Depreciate.
- Detract.
- Detract (from).
- Belittle.
- Lose face
More clues leading to the result EATCROW
- Admit failure
- Recant humbly
- Suffer humiliation
- Accept a humiliating defeat
- Face up to being utterly wrong
- Swallow one's pride
- Retreat with one's tail between one's legs
- Have humble pie
- Issue an embarrassing retraction
- Face up to an embarrassing mistake
More clues leading to the result ERODE
- Diminish
- Slowly destroy
- Wear away
- Whittle away
- Diminish gradually
- Fade gradually
- Grind down
- Rust
- Wear down
- Diminish by degrees