upper hand

Synonyms

advantage, better, bulge, catbird seat, drop, edge, high ground, inside track, jump, pull, stead, vantage, whip hand;

Antonyms

disadvantage, drawback, handicap, liability, minus, penalty, strike;

Near Antonyms

detriment, stranglehold;

disparity, imbalance, inequality, unevenness;

disability, failing, impairment, shortcoming;

bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammel;

lurch, setback;

Related Words

allowance, head start, lead, leg up, margin, odds, start;

ascendancy (also ascendency), command, dominance, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, transcendency;

precedence, preference, prerogative, privilege, seniority;

break, foothold, opportunity;

benefit, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, manna, windfall;