HANDED OVER Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

handed over

verb

past tense of hand over

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

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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

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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

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as in handed

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another hand over that screwdriver, will you please?

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Recent Examples of handed over Evenings can be entirely your own—cooking in-villa, lighting the pizza oven—or handed over to in-house chefs, with plans underway for visiting chefs and intimate supper clubs that draw on the Sunshine Coast’s flourishing farm-to-table scene. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Blindfolded once again, I was loaded into one vehicle, then transferred to another, and finally handed over to the official Iraqi-government forces, who took me to Baghdad’s Green Zone, where the president of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, was waiting for me. —

Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 Well, the old plates must be handed over to the DMV, said Katarina Snow, a DMV spokesperson. —

Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Sarandos noted today of Hastings, who handed over the CEO role fully to his longtime staffer and then COO Greg Peters in 2023. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Benjamin de Rothschild handed over control of the bank to his wife in early 2015. —

Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 The Love County Sheriff's Office was the lead agency on the case before it was handed over to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. —

Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 7 Apr. 2026 The teen was handed over to Milpitas police detectives to be booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall. —

Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 But out of 19 document requests, sheriff’s officials handed over two, according to an affidavit from a Cal/OSHA investigator filed in court. —

Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026

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This suggests that Bronze Age individuals relinquished pieces of their wealth as a sacred offering.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician in private practice, and Jila Khorsand, a pathologist with a large medical group, both relinquished their medical licenses shortly after their daughter's death and have disputed Scott's claims.

— Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026