HANDING OVER Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

handing over

verb

present participle of hand over

as in relinquishing

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 providing

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 leaving

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 handing

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

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Recent Examples of handing over Since Obama, the first president to use an official account on the social media site then called Twitter, left office in January 2017, handing over online accounts has been part of the transition process between administrations. —

Stephen Fowler, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026 Because of this, handing over $35 million (€30 million) to Manchester United for Rashford might be the safest bet after all. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Phase One encountered setbacks due to Hamas not handing over the final deceased hostage and the Israeli airstrikes that occurred after the cease-fire came into effect in October. —

Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 22 Jan. 2026 At the same time, Ncuti Gatwa, the 15th Doctor, exited the show under something of a cloud, seemingly handing over the keys to a familiar face in Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025 Instead of simply handing over the keys, the former owners have taken the new young ones under their wing, offering advice and hands-on help. —

Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 Yeat joins him in another room, handing over what appears to be a file or document. —

Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025 Ultimately, China gets to keep the TikTok algorithm, simply licensing the algorithm to the US instead of handing over the heart of TikTok's success. —

Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025 But Kering has lost significant ground in the luxury space over the last few years as its core Gucci brand has slowed and Pinault is handing over operational duties to turnaround specialist Luca de Meo. —

Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025

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Researchers warned about relinquishing autonomy without interpretability.

— Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Their dreadful February reeks of a team that grew desperate to reap the benefits of a dying method, at least somewhat relinquishing its old, stubborn ways.

— Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026