hand

The word “hand” has 1 syllable: hand.

It's pronounced as /hænd/.


What is synonym and antonym for hand?

In the thesaurus, “hand” has 47 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hand along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for hand

  • ability
  • adept
  • angle
  • appendage
  • arm
  • artist
  • aspect
  • assist
  • assistance
  • autograph
  • boost
  • control
  • delegate
  • deliver
  • direction
  • employe
  • employee
  • expert
  • fist
  • give
  • grasp
  • grip
  • handwriting
  • help
  • index
  • indicator
  • leave
  • lift
  • master
  • needle
  • palm
  • part
  • pass
  • possession
  • power
  • provide
  • reach
  • scholar
  • side
  • signature
  • skill
  • supply
  • support
  • transfer
  • virtuoso
  • wizard
  • worker

Antonyms for hand

  • amateur
  • apprentice
  • beginner
  • center
  • constraint
  • dispossession
  • employer
  • foot
  • frustration
  • helplessness
  • hindrance
  • hold
  • ignorance
  • inability
  • inhibition
  • inside
  • interference
  • interior
  • keep
  • middle
  • novice
  • obstruction
  • relinquishment
  • repression
  • restraint
  • retain
  • surrendering
  • weakness

Meanings of hand

  • noun
    1. The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
    2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.
    3. In linear measurement:.
    4. A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
    5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
    6. An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especially in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful.
    7. An instance of helping.
    8. Handwriting; style of penmanship.
    9. A person's autograph or signature.
    10. Personal possession; ownership.
    11. (usually in the plural, hands) Management, domain, control.
    12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.
    13. Applause.
    14. A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
    15. The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
    16. A whole rhizome of ginger.
    17. The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
    18. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
    19. Agency in transmission from one person to another.
    20. Rate; price.
  • verb
    1. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
    2. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
    3. To manage.
    4. To seize; to lay hands on.
    5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
    6. (said of a sail) To furl.
    7. To cooperate.

Example Sentences

  • He felt the warmth of her hand as she held his tightly during the movie.
  • The tailor meticulously stitched the fabric together by hand to ensure a perfect fit.
  • The teacher praised the student for their exceptional work, stating it was clearly done with a skilled hand.
  • The mechanic inspected the engine, feeling each component with a practiced hand.
  • In times of crisis, communities often come together to lend a helping hand to those in need.

On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hand, such as: ability, adept, amateur, angle, appendage, apprentice, arm.

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ABCs

  • account
  • affidavit
  • allegation
  • alphabet
  • amount
  • announcement
  • article
  • assurance
  • authority
  • base
  • basis
  • bedrock
  • bottom line
  • catalog
  • characterization
  • charge
  • clue
  • comment
  • component
  • condition
  • confession
  • cornerstone
  • definition
  • depiction
  • description
  • design
  • detail
  • directory
  • effect
  • element
  • elemental
  • elements
  • essence
  • explanation
  • fact
  • factor
  • foundation
  • fundamental
  • grammar
  • groundwork
  • guidebook
  • handbook
  • history
  • information
  • infrastructure
  • justification
  • key
  • law
  • manual
  • meat
  • must
  • narration
  • narrative
  • part
  • philosophy
  • picture
  • plan
  • portrayal
  • precondition
  • preparation
  • prerequisite
  • presentation
  • principle
  • principles
  • proclamation
  • rationale
  • remark
  • report
  • requirement
  • requisite
  • rudimentary
  • schedule
  • sign
  • significance
  • sketch
  • statement
  • story
  • straightforward
  • strength
  • structure
  • stuff
  • subject
  • summary
  • support
  • syntax
  • tale
  • testimony
  • thing
  • underlying
  • version
  • word

abetments

  • assistances
  • assists
  • boosts
  • hands
  • help
  • lifts
  • supports

abide

  • accept
  • bear
  • continue
  • dwell
  • endure
  • handle
  • last
  • live
  • persevere
  • persist
  • remain
  • reside
  • stand
  • stand for
  • stay
  • take
  • tolerate
  • wait

abided

  • accept
  • accepted
  • continue
  • continued
  • dwelled
  • dwelt
  • endured
  • handled
  • lived
  • persevere
  • persisted
  • remained
  • resided
  • stand for
  • stayed
  • stomached
  • stood
  • sustained
  • tolerate
  • tolerated
  • took
  • waited

abides

  • accept
  • accepts
  • continue
  • continues
  • dwells
  • endures
  • handles
  • lasts
  • lives
  • persevere
  • persists
  • remains
  • resides
  • stand for
  • stands
  • stays
  • sustains
  • takes
  • tolerate
  • tolerates
  • waits

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