Synonyms of handed over

handed over

verb

past tense of hand over

1

as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquished
• rendered
• surrendered
• delivered
• turned over
• laid down
• turned in
• coughed up
• transferred
• ceded
• abandoned
• yielded
• gave up
• resigned
• committed
• entrusted
• waived
• released
• discarded
• forfeited
• consigned
• parted (with)
• shed
• deserted
• renounced
• abnegated
• forsook

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• retained
• withheld

2

as in provided

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

in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in left

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

handed over their valuables to the desk clerk, who put them in the hotel safe

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in handed

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

hand over that screwdriver, will you please?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handed over

Since late in the 2024-25 season, determining the facts around an offside decision has been handed over to AI and involves dozens of cameras being fixed around every stadium. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

On April 4, 2025, Camden County prosecutors said, Diiorio met with the informant in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, handed over $500, and promised to pay nearly $12,000 in installments to him to complete the job. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Only three other Panamanians have held the position since the United States handed over the interoceanic waterway in late 1999. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Bartiromo reportedly took that internal guidance to the White House, told them the speech got little airtime because management ordered it, and handed over the text itself. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Bodies identified after a mass burial could be exhumed and handed over to the families, officials say. — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Even infrastructure and resources under the Kurds’ de facto control is now being handed over to Damascus. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Voting was handed over to the public, as the segment broadcast live on public television across the United States and Mexico. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

The response to that request was due Tuesday, but that deadline came and went without the footage being handed over at that time. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026