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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hand

1 a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
  • on the one hand, you would have more storage space in a larger house, but on the other, you would have more rooms to heat
Synonyms of hand

angle, aspect, facet, phase, side
Words Related to hand

air, appearance, character, color, complexion, condition, face, look, semblance, shape, state, visage

period, stage, step

outlook, perspective, position, posture, shoes, slant, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint

interpretation, reading, rendering, translation, version

article, case, component, count, detail, dimension, element, factor, instance, item, matter, part, particular, point, regard, respect
2 a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
  • tall buildings rose on either hand
  • nothing but wide open space on either hand
Synonyms of hand

flank, side
Words Related to hand

outside

face, top

bottom, foot, underbelly, underbody, underpart, underside, undersurface

lee, leeward, windward

left, right
Near Antonyms of hand

center, inside, interior, middle, midway
3 an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information
  • both hands of the clock pointed to 12
Synonyms of hand

index, indicator, needle, pointer
Words Related to hand

dial, face, gauge (also gage)
4 one who works for another for wages or a salary
  • the restaurant always hires several more hands for the busy summer season
Synonyms of hand

employee (also employe), hireling, jobholder, retainer, worker
Words Related to hand

assistant, cog, flunky (also flunkey), subordinate, underling, yes-man

drudge, gandy dancer, grub, hack, jobber, laborer, navvy [chiefly British], toiler

nine-to-fiver, wage earner, wage slave, wageworker, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman

associate, colleague, coworker

temp, temporary
Near Antonyms of hand

boss, superior, supervisor
Antonyms of hand

employer, gaffer [British]
5 the form or style of a particular personʼs writing
  • writes with a flowing, old-fashioned hand
Synonyms of hand

handwriting, penmanship, script
Words Related to hand

cacography, hen scratch, hen track, scratch, scrawl, scribble

backhand, copperplate, cursive, print, running hand

autograph, John Hancock, John Henry, signature
6 usually hands plural the ability to direct the course of something
  • the final decision is in your hands
Synonyms of hand

control, grasp
Words Related to hand

clutch, grip, hold, mastery

arm, command, dominion, helm, sway

authority, domination, jurisdiction, might, power

administration, direction, governance, government, guidance, management, operation, oversight, regulation, running, superintendence, supervision
Near Antonyms of hand

helplessness, weakness

impotence, impotency, powerlessness
7 hands plural the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal
  • Iʼd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible
Synonyms of hand

control, enjoyment, keeping, possession
Words Related to hand

ownership, proprietorship

authority, command, dominion, mastery, power

repossession, retention

claiming, collaring, commandeering, confiscation, procurement
Near Antonyms of hand

dispossession, relinquishment, surrendering, transferal
Antonyms of hand

nonpossession
8 an act or instance of helping
  • the downstairs tenant gave us a hand getting the heavy dresser up the stairs
Synonyms of hand

abetment, aid, assist, assistance, backing, boost, help, helping hand, leg up, lift, support
Words Related to hand

advancement, encouragement, facilitation, forwarding, furtherance, furthering, nurturance

benefaction, patronage, promotion, sponsorship

advice, care, counsel, guidance, mentoring

attendance, attention, hand-holding, service

beneficence, charity, favor, kindness, philanthropy

assuagement, palliation, relief, succor
Near Antonyms of hand

constraint, frustration, inhibition, interference, obstruction, repression, restraint

deterrence, discouragement
Antonyms of hand

hindrance
9 a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
  • once she got her own place, the young woman showed that she was quite a hand at interior decoration
Synonyms of hand

ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], expert, fiend, geek, guru, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Words Related to hand

pro, professional

consultant, hired gun, specialist

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan

craftsman, journeyman

all-rounder [British], jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man

mistress
Near Antonyms of hand

apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice

dabbler, dilettante

layman, nonprofessional
Antonyms of hand

amateur, inexpert, nonexpert
10 a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent
  • the subpoena required a lawyer's hand
Synonyms of hand

autograph, John Hancock, signature
Words Related to hand

frank, mark

countersign

endorsement (also indorsement)

hand

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hand

1 to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
  • was happy to hand her grandmotherʼs cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook
Synonyms of hand

deliver, feed, furnish, give, hand over, provide, supply
Words Related to hand

ply (with)

administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate

assign, cede, deed, make over, transfer
Near Antonyms of hand

conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve, save
Antonyms of hand

hold (back), keep (back), reserve, retain, withhold
2 to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
  • the clerk handed her the receipt
Synonyms of hand

buck, hand over, pass, reach, transfer
Words Related to hand

relay

bear, carry

finger, handle, paw

cede, deliver, give, give up, release, relinquish, render, surrender, turn over, yield
3 to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
  • handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys
Synonyms of hand

commend, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give, give over, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest
Words Related to hand

confer, grant

assign, deal (out), dispense, disperse, distribute, divide

hand in, release, relinquish, submit, surrender, turn in, yield

bequeath, hand down, hand on, will

advance, lend, loan

furnish, supply

recommit, redeliver, regive, retransfer, retransmit
Near Antonyms of hand

detain, hold back, reserve, withhold

own, possess

accept, receive, take in

occupy, take, take over
Antonyms of hand

hold, keep, retain

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