Synonyms of handed

handed

verb

past tense of hand

1

as in provided

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provided
• gave
• supplied
• fed
• furnished
• delivered
• distributed
• handed over
• dispensed
• allocated
• administered
• assigned
• apportioned
• transferred
• dealt (out)
• ceded
• prorated
• plied (with)
• doled out
• portioned
• meted (out)
• made over
• deeded
• parceled (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held (back)
• retained
• kept (back)
• reserved
• withheld
• preserved
• maintained
• saved
• conserved
• kept up

2

as in passed

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another

the clerk handed her the receipt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passed
• reached
• transferred
• gave
• handed over
• carried
• bucked
• relayed
• bore
• delivered
• handled
• rendered
• relinquished
• fingered
• ceded
• surrendered
• released
• pawed
• yielded
• turned over
• gave up

3

as in left

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• left
• transferred
• gave
• entrusted
• delivered
• delegated
• passed
• relinquished
• granted
• transmitted
• commended
• loaned
• recommended
• confided
• consigned
• trusted
• vested
• committed
• submitted
• assigned
• turned over
• handed over
• conferred
• distributed
• lent
• bequeathed
• reposed
• divided
• dispensed
• supplied
• gave over
• furnished
• surrendered
• dispersed
• released
• yielded
• turned in
• dealt (out)
• willed
• handed down
• handed in
• handed on
• advanced
• recommitted
• redelivered
• retransferred
• retransmitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• kept
• retained
• received
• reserved
• withheld
• owned
• accepted
• possessed
• took
• detained
• occupied
• held back
• took in
• took over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handed

When we were done, the mother handed me a tip and smiled apologetically before getting into her car. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Inside Judge Thomas Ayze’s courtroom, staffers handed documents to immigrants in a room filled with nearly two dozen people. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

How To Survive Without Me was handed a pilot order last November and its chances of a pickup improved in March after it was awarded tax credits from the California Tax Commission. — Peter White, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Instead, the Toronto couple handed the four women flower baskets, sent them down the aisle and gave them full permission to break a few wedding rules along the way. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Three Argentina players — Leandro Paredes, Nahuel Molina and Thiago Almada — were recently handed bans by FIFA for a scuffle after losing the the World Cup final. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

On the first play of the season for the Chiefs’ offense, Patrick Mahomes handed the ball off to running back Kenneth Walker III. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

The England left-back, who turned 22 on Tuesday, was already contracted for another three years but Newcastle have handed him a fresh deal on improved terms which now runs for a further two. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Your Employee, or KYE, breaks down because identity trust gets handed from one team to another without a continuous thread. — Michael Engle, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026