Synonyms for facet
ˈfæs ɪtfacet

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1. aspect, facetnoun

   a distinct feature or element in a problem

   "he studied every facet of the question"

   Synonyms:
   vista, facial expression, panorama, expression, look, face, prospect, view, scene, aspect

2. facetnoun

   a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)

   Synonyms:
   aspect

Matched Categories

1. • Feature
   • Subfigure

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1. facetnoun

   Synonyms:
   small face or surface

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1. List of paraphrases for "facet":

   aspect

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How to use facet in a sentence?

1. Ihor Dusaniwsky:

   Retail trading and momentum is now a relevant facet of daily trading, it moves prices and institutional investors take notice.

2. Aaron Smith:

   I suspect what we'll see is where mobile becomes a standard facet of how people interact with and get news about what's happening in the political process.

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4. Gerry Spence:

   The Internet... has become the voice of the people in the first genuine experiment in democracy yet conducted in America. It stands ready to serve every facet, every faction.

5. United States:

   Fentanyl disguised as a genuine pharmaceutical is a killer -- which is being proven every single day in the United States, we are aggressively targeting drug dealers responsible for trafficking illicit fentanyl, which has become the most deadly facet of the opioid epidemic. We are committed to slowing the number of overdose deaths and prosecuting those responsible for spreading this most dangerous opioid.