handbag

The word “handbag” has 2 syllables: hand-bag

It's pronounced as /ˈhænd.bæɡ/


What is synonym and antonym for handbag?

In the thesaurus, “handbag” has 45 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for handbag along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for handbag

  • backpack
  • bag
  • baggage
  • bags
  • billfold
  • briefcase
  • carpetbag
  • carry-on
  • carryall
  • clutch
  • clutch bag
  • compact
  • cosmetic case
  • duffel bag
  • evening bag
  • grip
  • haversack
  • hide
  • holdall
  • kit
  • kit bag
  • knapsack
  • leather
  • luggage
  • overnight bag
  • overnight case
  • packsack
  • pocketbook
  • poke
  • portmanteau
  • pouch
  • purse
  • reticule
  • rucksack
  • sack
  • shoulder bag
  • suitcase
  • traveling bag
  • traveling case
  • valise
  • vanity
  • wallet
  • weekend bag
  • weekend case
  • weekender

Meanings of handbag

  • noun
    1. (mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.
    2. An subgenre of house music of the late 1980s, often with booming vocals.
  • verb
    1. Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used of Margaret Thatcher).

Example Sentences

  • She brought her new handbag to the party, and everyone admired its design.
  • I forgot my handbag at the café, so I had to go back and retrieve it.
  • The handbag was filled with her essentials, from makeup to a small notebook.
  • He bought a beautiful leather handbag for his wife’s birthday.
  • She carefully placed her handbag on the table to avoid it getting dirty.

On this page you'll find 45 synonyms or another words to handbag, such as: backpack, bag, baggage, bags, billfold, briefcase, carpetbag.

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

Related Words

backpack

  • bivouac
  • caravan
  • carry-on
  • carryall
  • encamp
  • fanny pack
  • grip
  • handbag
  • haversack
  • holdall
  • kit bag
  • knapsack
  • overnight bag
  • overnight case
  • pack
  • packsack
  • portmanteau
  • rucksack
  • school bag
  • seabag
  • sleep out
  • suitcase
  • tent
  • traveling bag
  • weekend bag

pack

  • abundance
  • alliance
  • army
  • arrange
  • assemblage
  • backpack
  • bag
  • baggage
  • bale
  • band
  • barrel
  • basketful
  • batch
  • bear
  • bevy
  • bind
  • bloat
  • bloc
  • block
  • boatload
  • body
  • bonanza
  • bosom
  • box
  • brace
  • brim
  • bring
  • brotherhood
  • buck
  • bucket
  • bulk
  • bunch
  • bundle
  • bung
  • burden
  • bushel
  • camp
  • carload
  • carry
  • carry-on
  • carryall
  • cart
  • caulk
  • charge
  • charmed circle
  • chink
  • chock
  • choke
  • chummy
  • chunk
  • circle
  • clan
  • clannish
  • clique
  • cliquey
  • cliquish
  • clog
  • close
  • close-knit
  • closed shop
  • clot
  • club
  • coalition
  • collect
  • collection
  • college
  • commune
  • community
  • company
  • compress
  • condense
  • confederation
  • congest
  • congress
  • container
  • contract
  • convey
  • coterie
  • council
  • coven
  • cram
  • crate
  • crew
  • crowd
  • crush
  • dam
  • deal
  • deck
  • deliver
  • deluge
  • display
  • dispose
  • dozen
  • drench
  • drive in
  • drove
  • elite
  • embarrassment
  • epidemic
  • equipment
  • excess
  • exclusive
  • exhibit
  • faction
  • familiar
  • fanny pack
  • fasten
  • federation
  • fellowship
  • ferry
  • fetch
  • fill
  • fistful
  • flaunt
  • flock
  • flood
  • fold
  • forbidding
  • forward
  • fraternity
  • freight
  • friendly
  • gang
  • gather
  • gazillion
  • get ready
  • gild
  • glut
  • gobs
  • good deal
  • great deal
  • grip
  • guild
  • gun
  • hand over
  • handbag
  • haul
  • haversack
  • heap
  • heel
  • herd
  • holdall
  • honeycomb
  • horde
  • host
  • hump
  • hundred
  • in-group
  • incestuous
  • inhospitable
  • inseparable
  • insert
  • intimate
  • jag
  • jam
  • jam-pack
  • jillion
  • journey
  • kazillion
  • kit bag
  • klatch
  • klatsch
  • knapsack
  • lade
  • lashings
  • lashins
  • league
  • legion
  • load
  • loads
  • lot
  • lug
  • luggage
  • lump
  • mass
  • mat
  • mess
  • million
  • mob
  • mountain
  • move
  • much
  • multiplicity
  • multitude
  • myriad
  • network
  • number
  • obstruct
  • occlude
  • oodles
  • order
  • organization
  • outfit
  • overabundance
  • overage
  • overcharge
  • overfill
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • overmuch
  • overnight bag
  • overnight case
  • oversupply
  • package
  • packet
  • packsack
  • pally
  • palsy
  • palsy-walsy
  • parade
  • parcel
  • passel
  • peck
  • penetrate
  • piggyback
  • pile
  • plague
  • plateful
  • plenitude
  • plentitude
  • plenty
  • plethora
  • plug
  • poke
  • portmanteau
  • pot
  • potful
  • pouch
  • press
  • profusion
  • push
  • put away
  • put in order
  • quantity
  • quite a bit
  • raft
  • ram
  • ram in
  • rash
  • reams
  • redundancy
  • refill
  • refresh
  • reload
  • remove
  • repack
  • replenish
  • restuff
  • ride
  • ring
  • rucksack
  • sack
  • sardine
  • saturate
  • scads
  • school bag
  • score
  • sea
  • seabag
  • seal
  • sect
  • send
  • set
  • sheaf
  • shift
  • ship
  • shipload
  • shlep
  • shoulder
  • shove
  • show
  • show off
  • side
  • sight
  • sisterhood
  • slew
  • snobbish
  • snobby
  • society
  • sodality
  • sorority
  • spate
  • sport
  • squad
  • squash
  • squeeze
  • stack
  • stop
  • store
  • stow
  • stuff
  • suitcase
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • surfeit
  • surplus
  • swamp
  • swarm
  • take
  • tamp
  • thick
  • thousands
  • throng
  • thrust in
  • tie
  • tight
  • ton
  • top off
  • tote
  • transfer
  • transmit
  • transport
  • traveling bag
  • trek
  • tribe
  • trillion
  • troop
  • truck
  • truckload
  • truss
  • unfriendly
  • union
  • volume
  • wad
  • warehouse
  • wealth
  • wedge
  • weekend bag
  • yard
  • zillion

packsack

sack

  • Murphy bed
  • ax
  • axe
  • backpack
  • bag
  • barracks bag
  • bassinet
  • bed
  • bedstead
  • bounce
  • break in
  • bundle
  • bunk
  • bunk bed
  • burglarize
  • can
  • carry-cot
  • carryall
  • cashier
  • comb
  • cot
  • couch
  • cradle
  • crib
  • daybed
  • demolish
  • depredate
  • desecrate
  • desolate
  • despoil
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • devour
  • discharge
  • dismiss
  • ditty bag
  • doss
  • downsize
  • drop
  • duffel bag
  • excess
  • expel
  • feather bed
  • fire
  • fleece
  • flight bag
  • four-poster
  • furlough
  • futon
  • garment bag
  • give a pink slip
  • give marching orders
  • give the boot
  • gut
  • hammock
  • handbag
  • harry
  • haversack
  • hay
  • hunt
  • kick out
  • kip
  • kit bag
  • knapsack
  • lair
  • lay off
  • lay waste
  • loot
  • maraud
  • mattress
  • muster out
  • pack
  • package
  • packet
  • pad
  • pallet
  • parcel
  • pillage
  • pink-slip
  • plunder
  • pocketbook
  • poke
  • portmanteau
  • pouch
  • purse
  • rack
  • raid
  • rake
  • ransack
  • ravage
  • ravish
  • release
  • remove
  • retire
  • rifle
  • rip off
  • rob
  • rucksack
  • ruin
  • rummage
  • satchel
  • send packing
  • separate
  • shakedown
  • ship
  • shopping bag
  • sleigh bed
  • sofa
  • sofa bed
  • spoil
  • spoliate
  • strip
  • studio couch
  • terminate
  • throw out
  • tote
  • tote bag
  • traveling bag
  • trim
  • trundle bed
  • turn off
  • unseat
  • wallet
  • waste
  • water bed
  • work bag

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