facingEnglishOxford American Thesaurusfacing noun 1 a tartan smoking jacket with green velvet facings: covering, trimming, lining, interfacing, reinforcement, backing. 2 the bricks were used as a facing on a concrete core: cladding, veneer, skin, protective/decorative layer, surface, facade, front, fronting, false front, coating, covering, dressing, overlay, revetment, paving, lamination, inlay, plating; North American siding.