face saver

1. 1.

   an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)

   Synonymsface saving

   Broaderaccomplishment

Questions about face saver

What does face saver mean?

face saver means "an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)".

What is another word for face saver?

Close synonyms include face saving. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is face saver a common word?

face saver is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.