HANDY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

handy

adjective

ˈhan-dē

Definition of handy

as in convenient

situated within easy reach keeps a box of tissue handy whenever she watches Romeo and Juliet on her home theater

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as in skilled

skillful with the hands handy with a needle and thread

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Recent Examples of handy This all-in-one portable vehicle jumpstarter also works as a flashlight and power bank, giving you multiple handy functions in one compact device. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Here’s what the crisper drawer actually does, and how to best utilize it to make the most out of this handy feature. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026 Stay cool at work with this handy desk fan that plugs right into a USB port, and enjoy more comfortable nights with the Cozy Bliss cooling, dual-sided blanket. — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026 And if the couple decides to live a nomadic life, hopping from mansion to mansion, Farlow said thousands of years of Samoyed breeding should come in handy. — David MacK, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handy

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Adjective

Not The Odeon—though The Odeon is still a perfect restaurant and just a convenient stroll away from the Tribeca gallery network.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Book These Amtrak Routes Each journey offers scenic and convenient access to premier leaf peeping destinations in the US and Canada.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of convenient

Adjective

The annual cost for a private room in a skilled nursing facility in North Carolina was $129,575 a year or $10,798 a month, according to Genworth Cost of Care survey data.

— Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
Data center construction is increasing competition for skilled workers in the region, according to survey results from the Associated General Contractors of America.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of skilled

Adjective

Accessibility The property offers a range of fully accessible rooms across their price spectrum, and all buildings are equipped with ramps and elevators.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Earn media coverage, contribute expertise to relevant conversations, keep company information current and make sure important developments are publicly accessible.

— Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of accessible

Adjective

But the clever props design (Bruce Dickinson and Anna Kraus) fills in any shoestring gaps.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Mathematicians have cooked up all sorts of clever error-correcting codes (not all based on sphere packing) for varied applications.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of clever

Adjective

The two components will work together as an all-up-round, or AUR, test bed capable of supporting hypersonic flight testing.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Remember that your shotgun cannot be capable of holding more than two cartridges in the magazine, and three total.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of capable

Adjective

But be that guy that can be skillful, a bruiser, fast and tough.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
As Musashi scrambles through a school of Samurai, the game seamlessly bounces between skillful swordplay, rowdy improvisation, and Looney Tunes-style levity.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of skillful

Adjective

But the heart of this story is the toxic years-long romance between Marjorie and her co-conspirator Bill Rothstein (David Harbour), an equally cunning player who was blinded by love.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Supporters of the administration view this back and forth as a cunning ploy to buy time for the United States to position itself more advantageously for a confrontation.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of cunning

Adjective

About 86% of white students had proficient scores in CMS the last school year, while about 50% of Black students did the same.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Los Angeles Chargers Coach Jim Harbaugh loves to establish the ground game, while offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has proven proficient at designing a rushing attack.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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