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handle

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of handle

1 a part by which an implement is held
  • was given a set a steak knives with wooden handles
Synonyms of handle

grip, haft, handgrip, helve
Words Related to handle

bar, handlebar

bail, bow, loop

hilt, shaft

crop, whipstock

broomstick
2 a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
  • likes to go by the handle "Champ"
Synonyms of handle

appellation, appellative, cognomen, compellation, denomination, denotation, designation, moniker (also monicker), name, nomenclature, title
Words Related to handle

baptismal name, Christian name, first name, forename, given name

family name, maiden name, middle name, surname

matronymic, patronymic

byname, diminutive, epithet, hypocorism, nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet)

banner, rubric, tag

alias, cryptonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym

binomial, monomial

trivial name, vernacular

misnomer

brand name, label, trademark, trade name
3 a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
  • since it seemed decreed that every new firefighter have a handle, his was soon "Hulk"
Synonyms of handle

alias, byname, cognomen, epithet, moniker (also monicker), nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet), surname
Words Related to handle

appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, label, tag, title

anonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym

handle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of handle

1 to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
  • as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up
Synonyms of handle

address, contend (with), cope (with), field, grapple (with), hack, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, play, swing, take, treat
Words Related to handle

engineer, finesse, jockey

bring off, carry off, carry out, get off, pull

command, direct, guide, steer

control, micromanage, regulate, run

react (to), respond (to)
Phrases Synonymous with handle

come to grips with, have a grip on
Near Antonyms of handle

botch, bungle, foozle, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), mishandle, muff, scamp
2 to behave toward in a stated way
  • handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude
Synonyms of handle

act (toward), be (to), deal (with), serve, treat, use
Words Related to handle

consider, esteem, rate, reckon, regard, view

engage (with), react (to), respond (to)
Phrases Synonymous with handle

do by
3 to control the mechanical operation of
  • learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools
Synonyms of handle

operate, run, work
Words Related to handle

use

maneuver, manipulate, ply, wield

command, control, direct, drive, guide, pilot, steer
4 to look after and make decisions about
  • she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care
Synonyms of handle

administer, administrate, carry on, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, keep, manage, operate, overlook, oversee, preside (over), regulate, run, steward, superintend, supervise, tend
Words Related to handle

care (for), mind, watch

lead, pilot, steer

guard, protect, safeguard

micromanage, stage-manage

codirect, comanage
Phrases Synonymous with handle

watch over
5 to put up with (something painful or difficult)
  • I can't handle much more of this foul weather
Synonyms of handle

abide, absorb, accept, bear, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]
Words Related to handle

allow, permit, suffer, swallow

reconcile (to)

acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
Phrases Synonymous with handle

live with, lump (it), stand for, tough out (it)
Near Antonyms of handle

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down

combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist

avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)
6 to be in charge of
  • I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation
Synonyms of handle

boss, captain, head, overlook, oversee, quarterback, superintend, supervise
Words Related to handle

administer, command, control, direct, guide, manage, order, run, shepherd, show, steer

monitor, preside (over)

govern, reign, rule
Phrases Synonymous with handle

call the shots (of), call the tune (for), ride herd on, watch over

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