Synonyms of to hand

to hand

phrase

1

as in near

not being distant in time, space, or significance

At the retirement community there is always a chair to hand in case a resident needs to rest.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• near
• immediate
• close
• nearby
• neighboring
• at hand
• next-door
• proximate
• adjacent
• close-up
• convenient
• forthcoming
• handy
• contiguous
• accessible
• adjoining
• upcoming
• coming
• nigh
• bordering
• approaching
• oncoming
• abutting
• hand-to-hand
• close-in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• away
• far
• deep
• remote
• distant
• far-off
• faraway
• removed
• separated
• divorced

2

as in accessible

situated within easy reach

He keeps his glasses to hand at night.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accessible
• convenient
• adjacent
• handy
• at hand
• reachable
• close
• nearby
• near
• adjoining
• obtainable
• abutting
• attainable
• nigh
• approachable
• getatable
• ultraconvenient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inconvenient
• away
• far
• inaccessible
• untouchable
• remote
• distant
• unreachable
• far-off
• removed
• faraway
• unhandy
• unavailable
• unattainable
• unapproachable
• unobtainable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of to hand

By late this year, an advertiser should be able to hand Meta a URL and a budget and walk away. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Andrea was supportive from the start, driving Taylor to Nashville to hand out demos of her singing karaoke. — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

And he was offered an unlikely lifeline last month when a judge ordered his wife, Begoña Gómez, to hand in her passport and stand trial for influence-peddling linked to her job at a university in Madrid. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 July 2026

The original decision to hand Baloguin a red card was, at best, terrible. — Mac Engel july 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026