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whip hand

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of whip hand

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

unquestionably the company has the whip hand in negotiations with the labor union

Synonyms of whip hand

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

Words Related to whip 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 whip hand

coign of vantage

Near Antonyms of whip 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 whip hand

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

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