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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward..
She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.
He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.
the face-down cards in a game
What Herzog makes abundantly clear, as he progresses through accounts of the 40 years of bloodshed that have led to the recent facedowns between American and Israeli allies, is […]
Use face-down when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Face-down means (of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include face-up.
She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.
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