Synonyms of hands

hands 1 of 2

noun

plural of hand

1

as in control

the ability to direct the course of something

the final decision is in your hands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• control
• grasp
• arm
• direction
• power
• authority
• management
• grip
• government
• administration
• operation
• supervision
• guidance
• hold
• clutch
• jurisdiction
• command
• helm
• mastery
• dominion
• running
• regulation
• domination
• might
• sway
• governance
• oversight
• superintendence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakness
• helplessness
• powerlessness
• impotence
• impotency

2

as in enjoyment

the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal

I'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoyment
• control
• possession
• keeping
• ownership
• power
• dominion
• proprietorship
• mastery
• retention
• confiscation
• command
• claiming
• procurement
• authority
• repossession
• commandeering
• collaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relinquishment
• surrendering
• dispossession
• nonpossession
• transferal

hands

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hand

1

as in provides

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

• provides
• supplies
• gives
• feeds
• furnishes
• delivers
• distributes
• hands over
• portions
• dispenses
• deals (out)
• transfers
• plies (with)
• apportions
• administers
• doles out
• allocates
• deeds
• parcels (out)
• assigns
• metes (out)
• prorates
• cedes
• makes over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds (back)
• keeps (back)
• retains
• reserves
• maintains
• saves
• withholds
• preserves
• conserves
• keeps up

2

as in passes

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

the clerk handed her the receipt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passes
• reaches
• transfers
• fingers
• gives
• hands over
• bucks
• carries
• paws
• handles
• relays
• renders
• yields
• delivers
• releases
• bears
• gives up
• surrenders
• relinquishes
• turns over
• cedes

3

as in leaves

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

handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaves
• transfers
• delegates
• gives
• entrusts
• passes
• delivers
• relinquishes
• trusts
• reposes
• vests
• grants
• turns over
• recommends
• loans
• commends
• confides
• hands over
• commits
• transmits
• consigns
• gives over
• lends
• submits
• supplies
• distributes
• bequeaths
• deals (out)
• assigns
• confers
• divides
• wills
• dispenses
• turns in
• hands in
• surrenders
• yields
• releases
• furnishes
• advances
• hands down
• hands on
• disperses
• redelivers
• retransfers
• recommits
• retransmits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• keeps
• retains
• owns
• reserves
• possesses
• receives
• takes
• holds back
• accepts
• withholds
• takes in
• occupies
• detains
• takes over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hands

Noun

Prosecutors said Asora had Hansen zip-tie MacNeil’s hands before Hansen was restrained. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

These include a severe or persistent headache, changes in vision such as blurred vision or seeing spots, pain in the upper abdomen, significant swelling of the face or hands, shortness of breath, and nausea or vomiting later in pregnancy. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The resulting behavior could adapt to different hands and changes in object position and size. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

The give and take between the institutionalist Ransom and the take-matters-into-your-own-hands Tom mirrors long-running debates in American society about law and order and justice. — David Faris, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026

The British Royal Navy, worried about French ships falling into German hands following their ally’s defeat, sunk the fleet in the port of Mers-el-Kébir, near Oran in Algeria. — Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

The back hand sink also lacked soap and employees were washing hands at the ware washing sink. — Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

This guy’s a good football player, damn good football player, massive, really strong with his hands. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Gorbachev agrees, the men shake hands, and the last word of the movie is deal. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

Then the raccoon gets the gift of a lifetime when another fan hands him a full hot dog. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Catalyst mines a company's ticket history for recurring problems, checks what the connected systems' APIs allow and generates the code, workflows and permissions to automate them, then hands the result to an administrator for approval. — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Instead of keeping the fortune, Lucky hands the seed phrase and the $10 million over to Billie. — Max Gao, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

When Wayne hands her a gun to take care of Lucky, Priscilla points the weapon at the titular character before changing course and killing Wayne. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Even when Danny and Frank suggest that Catherine killed Alden’s mother for her fentanyl stash, Alden sticks by her — and, in the episode’s final moments, hands Danny a flash drive with tons of incriminating information on it. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

Rejecting the referendum potentially hands Republicans another congressional seat. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

FastMove basically hands you the powers of an IT specialist without needing to be one. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

As class 203 dives into a braiding craze, Noah finds himself without anything to braid until his teacher hands him a torn whiteboard rag. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 July 2026

Phrases Containing hands

• hands down
• laying on of hands
• on all hands
• wash one's hands of