handgrip

The word “handgrip” has 2 syllables: hand-grip

It's pronounced as /ˈhændɡrɪp/


What is synonym and antonym for handgrip?

In the thesaurus, “handgrip” has 69 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for handgrip

  • anchor
  • anchorage
  • arm
  • bail
  • bar
  • bow
  • brace
  • broomstick
  • catch
  • cinch
  • cincture
  • clamp
  • clamping
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clutch
  • coercion
  • constraint
  • crank
  • crop
  • crushing
  • duress
  • ear
  • embrace
  • enclosing
  • enclosure
  • fastening
  • fixing
  • foothold
  • footing
  • grab
  • grapnel
  • grapple
  • grasp
  • grip
  • gripe
  • haft
  • handclasp
  • handhold
  • handle
  • handlebar
  • handshake
  • helve
  • hilt
  • hold
  • holder
  • hook
  • hug
  • knob
  • leverage
  • ligature
  • loop
  • lug
  • purchase
  • restraint
  • seizure
  • shaft
  • snatch
  • squeeze
  • stem
  • stock
  • strength
  • tenure
  • tiller
  • toehold
  • vise
  • whipstock
  • wrench

Antonyms for handgrip

  • release
  • relinquishment

Meanings of handgrip

  • noun
    1. A handle.
    2. A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
    3. A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
    4. The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.

Example Sentences

  • The cyclist adjusted the handgrip on his bike to ensure a comfortable ride.
  • For better control during the workout, she wrapped tape around the handgrip of the weights.
  • The new smartphone case features a textured handgrip for a more secure hold.
  • He noticed the handgrip on his tennis racket was worn out and needed replacement.
  • The ergonomic design of the handgrip made the tool easier to use for extended periods.

On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to handgrip, such as: anchor, anchorage, arm, bail, bar, bow, brace.

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

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jousts

  • affrays
  • altercations
  • argle-bargles
  • arguments
  • argy-bargies
  • bangs
  • bashes
  • bats
  • batters
  • battle royales
  • battle royals
  • battles
  • battles royal
  • battles royale
  • beats
  • belts
  • blows
  • bludgeons
  • bops
  • bout
  • boxes
  • brawls
  • broils
  • buffets
  • bumps
  • catfights
  • clashes
  • clobbers
  • collides
  • combats
  • conflicts
  • confrontations
  • contest
  • contests
  • contretemps
  • controversies
  • cross fires
  • disagreements
  • disputes
  • donnybrooks
  • duel
  • duels
  • dustups
  • face-offs
  • falling-outs
  • fallings-out
  • fights
  • fistfights
  • fisticuffs
  • fracas
  • fracases
  • frays
  • free-for-alls
  • grapples
  • hammers
  • handgrips
  • hassles
  • hits
  • kickups
  • knocks
  • melees
  • misunderstandings
  • mix-ups
  • pastes
  • pitched battles
  • pounds
  • punch-outs
  • punch-ups
  • punches
  • quarrels
  • rough-and-tumbles
  • rows
  • ruckuses
  • ructions
  • scraps
  • scrimmages
  • scrums
  • scuffles
  • skirmishes
  • slams
  • slaps
  • slogs
  • slugfests
  • slugs
  • smacks
  • smites
  • socks
  • spars
  • spats
  • squabbles
  • strikes
  • struggles
  • swats
  • swipes
  • tangles
  • thumps
  • thwacks
  • tiffs
  • tilt
  • tournament
  • tourney
  • tussles
  • wallops
  • whacks
  • whales
  • wrangles
  • wrestles

handle

  • Christian name
  • abide
  • absorb
  • accept
  • acquiesce
  • address
  • administer
  • administrate
  • advise
  • alias
  • allow
  • anonym
  • appellation
  • appellative
  • apply
  • arm
  • bail
  • banner
  • baptismal name
  • bar
  • bear
  • behave toward
  • bestow
  • bide
  • binomial
  • boss
  • bow
  • brand name
  • bring off
  • brook
  • broomstick
  • byname
  • byword
  • call the signals
  • capitulate
  • captain
  • carry off
  • carry on
  • carry out
  • check
  • codirect
  • cognomen
  • comanage
  • come to grips with
  • command
  • compellation
  • conduct
  • consider
  • control
  • cope with
  • countenance
  • crank
  • crop
  • cryptonym
  • cut the mustard
  • deal in
  • deal with
  • denomination
  • denotation
  • designation
  • diminutive
  • direct
  • discuss
  • dispense
  • do by
  • dominate
  • drive
  • ear
  • employ
  • endure
  • engineer
  • epithet
  • esteem
  • examine
  • exercise
  • exploit
  • family name
  • feel
  • field
  • finesse
  • finger
  • first name
  • fondle
  • forename
  • get a handle on
  • get off
  • given name
  • go
  • govern
  • grasp
  • grip
  • guard
  • guide
  • hack
  • hack it
  • haft
  • handgrip
  • handlebar
  • have a grip on
  • head
  • helve
  • hilt
  • hold
  • holder
  • hypocorism
  • jockey
  • keep
  • knob
  • label
  • lead
  • live with
  • loop
  • maiden name
  • make out
  • make the grade
  • manage
  • maneuver
  • manipulate
  • market
  • matronymic
  • maul
  • meet
  • micromanage
  • middle name
  • mind
  • misnomer
  • monicker
  • moniker
  • monitor
  • monomial
  • name
  • negotiate
  • nickname
  • nom de guerre
  • nom de plume
  • nomen
  • nomenclature
  • offer
  • operate
  • order
  • overlook
  • oversee
  • palpate
  • patronymic
  • paw
  • pen name
  • permit
  • pick up
  • pilot
  • play
  • ply
  • pocket
  • poke
  • protect
  • pseudonym
  • pull
  • quarterback
  • rate
  • reckon
  • regard
  • regulate
  • reign
  • respect
  • retail
  • ride herd on
  • rubric
  • rule
  • run
  • run things
  • safeguard
  • sell
  • serve
  • shaft
  • shepherd
  • show
  • sobriquet
  • soubriquet
  • stage-manage
  • stand
  • stand for
  • steer
  • stem
  • steward
  • stick out
  • stock
  • stomach
  • style
  • suffer
  • superintend
  • supervise
  • support
  • surname
  • sustain
  • swallow
  • sweat out
  • swing
  • tag
  • take
  • tend
  • test
  • thumb
  • tiller
  • title
  • tolerate
  • tough it out
  • trade
  • trade name
  • trademark
  • traffic in
  • treat
  • trivial name
  • try
  • use
  • utilize
  • vernacular
  • view
  • watch
  • watch over
  • wear
  • whipstock
  • wield
  • work

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