Synonyms of whip hand

whip hand

noun

as in advantage

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whip hand

Microsoft’s whip hand, more than anything, else, comes down to cold hard cash. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023

The failure of the ‘red wave’ to materialize means that an old-fashioned socialist will have the whip hand over health care for the next two years. — Joel Zinberg, National Review, 30 Nov. 2022

Amazon has been using the cameras to monitor social distancing between workers during the pandemic — just one of the ways in which computers hold the whip hand in this workplace. — Sarah O'Connor, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2022

The president will be held responsible for whatever happens, so House Democrats have the whip hand in any negotiation. — Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, 17 Mar. 2020