HANDLED Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

handled

verb

past tense of handle

as in addressed

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

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as in treated

to behave toward in a stated way handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude

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as in operated

to control the mechanical operation of learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools

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as in managed

to look after and make decisions about she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care

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as in tolerated

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

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as in supervised

to be in charge of I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation

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Recent Examples of handled Instead, those investigations are handled by an internal group of Air Force specialists tasked with collecting evidence, preserving it and interviewing witnesses. —

Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Officials urge beach safety Breton said firefighters have conducted five rescues along the same mile-long stretch of coastline in the past month, a sharp increase from the six to eight ocean rescues typically handled there in an entire year. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 June 2026 Ultimately, Lee thinks director Andrew Stanton and co-director McKenna Harris handled the subject with nuance. —

Eliana Dockterman, Time, 18 June 2026 Equally encouraging is how Medallia’s lenders, led by Blackstone, handled it. —

Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 June 2026 Advisory and market strategy support is being handled by Happening 365 Synergies. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2026 The Florida Forest Service initially handled the situation and MDFR joined the crews on Monday. —

Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 But the path from prototype to production at scale remains fragmented, handled by a patchwork of specialized suppliers or brave product companies building proprietary deployment and maintenance pipelines. —

Bill Curtis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 It was both poorly handled and never a strong case. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

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Brad Glynn, the chairman of the downtown parking commission, said the commission appreciated hearing from all the speakers and that their feedback would be synthesized and distilled into core concerns that will be addressed at future commission meetings.

— Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 19 June 2026
Several of the most contentious issues, including the long-term future of Iran's nuclear program, are expected to be addressed in subsequent talks.

— Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026