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handicap
Synonyms and Antonyms of handicap
1
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
head start, jump, lead, margin, start
ascendancy (also ascendency), better, command, control, drop, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, upper hand
2
something that makes movement or progress difficult
balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, fetter, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel
handicap
Synonyms and Antonyms of handicap
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
cramp oneʼs style, give a hard time
aid, assist, facilitate, help
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