HAND-TO-HAND Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hand-to-hand

adjective

Definition of hand-to-hand

as in close-in

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as in physical

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Recent Examples of hand-to-hand In a video released on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau had partnered with the UFC, putting roughly 300 federal agents through hand-to-hand combat training ahead of UFC Freedom 250. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026 In the spirit of the franchise, the action isn’t relegated to hand-to-hand combat and stealth. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 22 May 2026 In season 18 of KUWTK, Kourtney and Kim, while lounging around at Khloé’s house, get into a tiff over work ethic that somehow turns into hand-to-hand struggling. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 The drill involves recruits elevating their heart rates through calisthenics and then simulating hand-to-hand combat with a physically aggressive suspect while wearing a padded suit for protection. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand-to-hand

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Adjective

Split-ticket test Democrats have spent years chipping away at Republican dominance in Atlanta’s close-in suburbs.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Spike is, therefore, intended to provide close-in defense to take out drones when EW doesn’t work at a fraction of the cost of expensive conventional air defense systems.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of close-in

Adjective

Taken to its most extreme logic of detachment from humanity, exerting the the will into a detachment from one’s physical life—the Romans called it suicide.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The physical security industry is undergoing a structural shift.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of physical

Adjective

Not The Odeon—though The Odeon is still a perfect restaurant and just a convenient stroll away from the Tribeca gallery network.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Book These Amtrak Routes Each journey offers scenic and convenient access to premier leaf peeping destinations in the US and Canada.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of convenient

Adjective

Wearables Are Driving Sleep Health News in 2026 The somatic movement is running parallel to a surge in sleep tracking.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
The study did not test broader lifestyle interventions such as somatic exercises, and researchers stress that more work is needed to determine whether improving sleep can actually reduce hemorrhoid risk or severity.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of somatic

Adjective

This is where a little creativity in approach comes in handy.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Amazon has marked down thousands of travel essentials, from cozy clothing and comfortable shoes to durable luggage, travel bags, and handy accessories that make getting from point A to point B a little easier.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of handy

Adjective

However, human problems appear real according to the information gathered from the five corporeal senses.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
The first is something Panthea Parker, a headache become corporeal, brings up at a jewelry event hosted by her friend Queenie.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of corporeal

Adjective

Vegetable Oils Vegetable and seed oils are some of the richest non-animal dietary sources of CoQ10.

— Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 16 July 2026
Computer models and other non-animal testing methods still aren’t the best available science, critics contend.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Definition of animal

Adjective

Hickerson, 37, was convicted in 2021 of two felony counts of corporal injury to a spouse/cohabitant after pleading no contest in a domestic violence case in which Panettiere was a victim.

— Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
He was arrested again in 2020 on eight felony domestic violence charges, including felony charges of corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor charge of battery on a spouse/cohabitant.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of corporal

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