Synonyms of handing

handing

verb

present participle of hand

1

as in providing

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

• providing
• giving
• supplying
• distributing
• feeding
• delivering
• furnishing
• handing over
• dispensing
• administering
• allocating
• assigning
• transferring
• apportioning
• plying (with)
• dealing (out)
• ceding
• portioning
• doling out
• deeding
• prorating
• meting (out)
• parceling (out)
• making over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding (back)
• retaining
• keeping (back)
• maintaining
• preserving
• reserving
• saving
• withholding
• conserving
• keeping up

2

as in passing

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

the clerk handed her the receipt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passing
• transferring
• reaching
• giving
• carrying
• bucking
• handing over
• relaying
• handling
• delivering
• releasing
• surrendering
• relinquishing
• rendering
• yielding
• bearing
• ceding
• pawing
• fingering
• turning over
• giving up

3

as in leaving

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

handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• transferring
• entrusting
• giving
• delegating
• delivering
• passing
• relinquishing
• granting
• transmitting
• recommending
• commending
• loaning
• trusting
• committing
• consigning
• confiding
• reposing
• distributing
• assigning
• submitting
• conferring
• vesting
• bequeathing
• lending
• turning over
• handing over
• dividing
• supplying
• dispensing
• giving over
• surrendering
• dispersing
• dealing (out)
• releasing
• furnishing
• yielding
• willing
• turning in
• advancing
• handing down
• handing in
• handing on
• recommitting
• retransmitting
• redelivering
• retransferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• reserving
• receiving
• withholding
• owning
• possessing
• accepting
• taking
• detaining
• holding back
• occupying
• taking in
• taking over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handing

Why This Belongs In The Finance Seat The CFO is the most conservative person in the building, so handing them an emerging technology to drive sounds backward. — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

That’s a problem, Nadella argues, because enterprises are unsuspectingly handing the labs the ability to one day compete with them. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026

The Grizzlies prevailed 106-85 on the second day of a back-to-back, handing the Warriors (2-1) their first loss of the Las Vegas summer league as general manager Mike Dunleavy watched on from the sidelines. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Every company, school, and city trying to hold people together in a lonely, fractured age is hungering for the same thing, and most go about it backward, designing belonging at the top and handing it down, perfectly complete. — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026

The Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak while handing the Padres their 11th loss in 14 games. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

The ruling rejects Consumer Watchdog’s claim the charges violate Proposition 103, handing Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara a significant victory. — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Indeed, Gibson has found that there is nothing more rewarding than handing a patient a pair of dentures that will bring back their confidence and sense of self. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026