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upper hand

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of upper hand

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

finally gained the upper hand in the argument

Synonyms of upper hand

advantage, better, bulge, catbird seat, drop, edge, high ground, inside track, jump, pull, stead, vantage, whip hand

Words Related to upper hand

allowance, head start, lead, leg up, margin, odds, start

ascendancy (also ascendency), command, dominance, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, transcendency

precedence, preference, prerogative, privilege, seniority

break, foothold, opportunity

benefit, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, manna, windfall

Phrases Synonymous with upper hand

coign of vantage

Near Antonyms of upper hand

detriment, stranglehold

disparity, imbalance, inequality, unevenness

disability, failing, impairment, shortcoming

bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammel

Antonyms of upper hand

disadvantage, drawback, handicap, liability, minus, penalty, strike

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