Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe someone's face or features in British Thesaurus

baby-faced (adjective)

a baby-faced adult has a round face like a young child’s

chiseled ()

an American spelling of chiselled

chiselled (adjective)

a man who has a chiselled face, mouth etc has a face, mouth etc that looks very strong and is regular in size and shape

craggy (adjective)

a craggy face looks strong and has deep lines in it

dimpled (adjective)

with dimples on your cheeks or chin

fine (adjective)

if someone has fine features, their eyes, nose, etc look small and delicate

fresh-faced (adjective)

healthy and with a face that looks young

full-face (adjective)

showing all of someone’s face looking straight at you

furrowed (adjective)

covered with deep lines

good-looking (adjective)

physically attractive, especially with an attractive face

handsome (adjective)

a handsome man or boy has a very attractive face

handsome (adjective)

a handsome woman has an attractive face with strong and regular features

hatchet-faced (adjective)

having a long, thin, and unpleasant looking face with a pointed nose and chin

lived-in (adjective)

informal someone who has a lived-in face is quite old, but looks as if they have had an interesting life

made-up (adjective)

wearing make-up on your face

negroid (adjective)

offensive used for describing a black person. This word was widely used until the middle of the 20th century but is now considered offensive.

sculpted (adjective)

a part of someone’s face or body that is sculpted is very firm or straight in an attractive way

seamed (adjective)

a seamed face has a lot of lines in the skin

snub-nosed (adjective)

with a short nose that looks rather flat

thin (adjective)

someone with thin features has a long narrow mouth, nose etc

unlined (adjective)

literary an unlined face shows no signs of old age

weak (adjective)

a weak part of a person’s face is one that is small and suggests a poor character

weather-beaten (adjective)

a weather-beaten face has rough skin from being outside for long periods