handicaps

The word “handicaps” has 3 syllables: hand-i-caps

It's pronounced as /ˈhæn.dɪ.kæps/

What is synonym and antonym for handicaps?

In the thesaurus, “handicaps” has 121 synonyms and 60 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for handicaps

adversities
albatross
albatrosses
arrests
baffles
balks
barricades
barriers
bars
binds
bits
blockades
blockages
blocks
brakes
brick walls
burdens
catches
chains
checks
chokes
clogs
confines
constrains
constraints
cramps
crimps
cumbers
curbs
dangers
debits
delays
derails
deterrents
difficulties
disabilities
disadvantages
disbenefits
disrupts
downsides
drags
drawbacks
embargoes
embarrasses
embarrassments
encumbers
encumbrances
failings
fetters
foils
frustrates
gives a hard time
halters
hampers
handcuffs
hardships
hazards
hinders
hindrances
hitches
hobbles
hog-ties
holdbacks
holds back
holds up
holdups
hurdles
impairments
impedes
impediments
incommodities
inhibitions
inhibits
interferences
leashes
lets
liabilities
loads
manacles
millstones
minuses
mires
muzzles
negatives
obstacles
obstructions
obstructs
perils
reefs
reins
represses
restrains
restraints
retains
retards
roadblocks
rubs
sabotages
shackles
short-circuits
shortcomings
smothers
snags
stalls
stifles
stone walls
stoppages
stops
strangleholds
strangles
strikes
stumbling blocks
stumps
stymies
suffocates
suppresses
tethers
thwarts
ties
ties up
trammels

Antonyms for handicaps

advantages
aids
ascendancies
ascendencies
assets
assistances
assists
benefits
betters
boosts
breaks
catalysts
clears
commands
controls
drops
edges
encourages
facilitates
frees
furthers
goads
handmaidens
handmaids
head starts
help
helps
impetuses
incentives
jumps
leads
liberates
loosens
makes way
margins
masteries
opens
opportunities
pluses
plusses
predominances
prerogatives
privileges
promotes
releases
smoothes
smooths
spurs
starts
stimulants
stimuli
superiorities
supremacies
transcendences
unclogs
unplugs
unstops
unties
upper hands
vantages

Meanings of handicaps

noun
1. Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
2. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
3. (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
4. A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
5. (card game) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
verb
1. To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
2. (by extension) To place at disadvantage.
3. To estimate betting odds.

Example Sentences

The handicaps assigned to the horses help level the playing field for the race.
Despite their handicaps, the athletes competed with great determination and skill.
The team faced several handicaps during the project, including limited resources and tight deadlines.
The new policy aims to reduce the handicaps faced by individuals with disabilities in the workplace.
Understanding the handicaps of different players is crucial for developing effective game strategies.

On this page you'll find 181 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to handicaps, such as: advantages, adversities, aids, albatross, albatrosses, arrests, ascendancies.

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