The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FACING which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2013.
Up against crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FACING | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Up against
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- set against
- opposing
- versus
- fight off
- combating
- opposed
- opponent
- match up
- opponents
- countering
- facing
- opposed to
Crossword Answer definitions
FACING verb- (of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- To have the front in a certain direction.
- To have as an opponent.
- To be the batsman on strike.
- To confront impudently; to bully.
- To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
- (retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.
- The most external portion of exterior siding.
- Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
- A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
- (in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
- (usually in the plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
- Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)
- (of points and crossovers) Diverging in the direction of travel.
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