hand-holding

The word “hand-holding” has 3 syllables: hand-hold-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈhændˌhoʊldɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for hand-holding?

In the thesaurus, “hand-holding” has 6 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for hand-holding

  • assist
  • assistance
  • attention
  • help
  • service
  • support

Antonyms for hand-holding

  • deterrence
  • discouragement
  • inhibition
  • interference
  • obstruction
  • restraint

Example Sentences

  • The new software is designed to be intuitive and user-friendly, eliminating the need for excessive hand-holding.
  • As a beginner, she appreciated the hand-holding her instructor provided during the cooking class.
  • The guide offers a lot of hand-holding, making it perfect for people who are new to the hobby.
  • The manager believes in empowering his team rather than engaging in constant hand-holding.
  • While the tour was informative, it involved too much hand-holding for more experienced travelers.

On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hand-holding, such as: assist, assistance, attention, deterrence, discouragement, help, inhibition.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abetment

  • advancement
  • advice
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  • assuagement
  • attendance
  • attention
  • backing
  • benefaction
  • beneficence
  • boost
  • care
  • charity
  • counsel
  • encouragement
  • endorsement
  • facilitation
  • favor
  • forwarding
  • furtherance
  • furthering
  • guidance
  • hand
  • hand-holding
  • help
  • helping hand
  • kindness
  • leg up
  • lift
  • mentoring
  • nurturance
  • palliation
  • patronage
  • philanthropy
  • promotion
  • relief
  • service
  • sponsorship
  • succor
  • support

abetments

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  • assuagements
  • attendances
  • attentions
  • backings
  • benefactions
  • beneficences
  • boosts
  • care
  • charities
  • counsel
  • encouragements
  • facilitations
  • favors
  • furtherances
  • guidance
  • hand-holdings
  • hands
  • help
  • helping hands
  • legs up
  • lifts
  • nurturances
  • palliations
  • patronages
  • philanthropies
  • promotions
  • reliefs
  • services
  • sponsorships
  • succors
  • supports

backing

  • abetment
  • abetting
  • accompaniment
  • adherence
  • adopting
  • advancement
  • advancing
  • advice
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  • advocacy
  • advocating
  • aegis
  • affirming
  • aid
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  • assist
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  • assuagement
  • attendance
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  • auspice
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  • avouching
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  • endorsement
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  • subsidy
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  • talking up
  • validating
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backings

  • abetments
  • advancements
  • advice
  • aegises
  • aids
  • assistances
  • assists
  • assuagements
  • attendances
  • attentions
  • auspices
  • benefactions
  • beneficences
  • boosts
  • care
  • charities
  • counsel
  • egises
  • encouragements
  • endowments
  • facilitations
  • favors
  • financings
  • fosterages
  • furtherances
  • guidance
  • hand-holdings
  • hands
  • help
  • helping hands
  • legs up
  • lifts
  • nurturances
  • palliations
  • patronages
  • philanthropies
  • promotions
  • reliefs
  • services
  • sponsorships
  • subsidies
  • succors
  • supports

facilitation

  • abetment
  • advancement
  • advice
  • aid
  • assist
  • assistance
  • assuagement
  • attendance
  • attention
  • backing
  • benefaction
  • beneficence
  • benefit
  • boost
  • care
  • charity
  • collaboration
  • comfort
  • compensation
  • cooperation
  • counsel
  • encouragement
  • favor
  • forwarding
  • furtherance
  • furthering
  • guidance
  • hand
  • hand-holding
  • handout
  • help
  • helping hand
  • kindness
  • leg up
  • lift
  • mentoring
  • nurturance
  • palliation
  • patronage
  • philanthropy
  • promotion
  • reinforcement
  • relief
  • service
  • sponsorship
  • succor
  • support
  • sustenance

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