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handing down

verb

present participle of hand down

Synonyms & Antonyms of handing down

1 as in willing, leaving

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for handing down

leasing,
lending,
letting
[chiefly British],
loaning,
renting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for handing down

expropriating

2 as in informing, advising

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for handing down

billboarding,
billing,
bulletining,
gazetting
[chiefly British]

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for handing down

underplaying

abandoning

denying,
gainsaying

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“Handing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handing%20down. Accessed 12 Apr. 2021.

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