Synonyms of upper hand

upper hand

noun

as in advantage

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

finally gained the upper hand in the argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantage
• edge
• high ground
• inside track
• opportunity
• odds
• whip hand
• coign of vantage
• jump
• stead
• better
• vantage
• catbird seat
• start
• bulge
• pull
• privilege
• drop
• margin
• leg up
• lead
• head start
• superiority
• allowance
• dominance
• transcendence
• ascendency
• benefit
• ascendancy
• predominance
• prerogative
• mastery
• precedence
• supremacy
• preference
• transcendency
• foothold
• seniority
• command
• windfall
• godsend
• blessing
• break
• felicity
• manna
• boon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minus
• liability
• penalty
• strike
• disadvantage
• drawback
• detriment
• handicap
• inequality
• imbalance
• disparity
• disability
• let
• failing
• impairment
• interference
• obstruction
• shortcoming
• stop
• bar
• obstacle
• stranglehold
• check
• impediment
• catch
• unevenness
• embarrassment
• rub
• hindrance
• hurdle
• hitch
• setback
• clog
• shackle
• crimp
• trammel
• lurch
• manacle

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• minus
• liability
• penalty
• strike
• disadvantage
• drawback
• detriment
• handicap
• inequality
• imbalance
• disparity
• disability
• let
• failing
• impairment
• interference
• obstruction
• shortcoming
• stop
• bar
• obstacle
• stranglehold
• check
• impediment
• catch
• unevenness
• embarrassment
• rub
• hindrance
• hurdle
• hitch
• setback
• clog
• shackle
• crimp
• trammel
• lurch
• manacle

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