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hand-me-down

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hand-me-down

owned or used by someone after it had been owned or used by someone else —used especially of clothing

He was wearing an old, hand-me-down jacket.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of hand-me-down

pre-owned, reach-me-down [chiefly British], secondhand

assumed, borrowed

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of hand-me-down

brand-new, new, unused, bespoke (also bespoken), custom, customized, custom-made, tailored, tailor-made

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