handle

The word “handle” has 2 syllables: han-dle

It's pronounced as /ˈhændl/

What is synonym and antonym for handle?

In the thesaurus, “handle” has 222 synonyms and 38 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for 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

Antonyms for handle

avoid
botch
bungle
bypass
circumvent
combat
contest
decline
dismiss
disregard
dodge
elude
escape
evade
fight
foozle
forbear
fumble
ignore
leave alone
louse up
misguide
mishandle
mislead
mismanage
miss
misuse
muff
neglect
oppose
refuse
reject
release
repudiate
resist
scamp
spurn
turn down

Meanings of handle

noun
1. The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
2. An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
3. The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
4. The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
5. A name, nickname or pseudonym.
6. A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
7. A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
8. A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and middy for other regional variations.).
9. A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.).
10. A point, an extremity of land.
11. A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
12. The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
verb
1. To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
2. To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
3. To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
4. To manage, control, or direct.
5. To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
6. To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
7. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
8. To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
9. To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
10. To use the hands.
11. To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
12. To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).

Example Sentences

She used a cloth to handle the hot pot from the stove.
The suitcase has a sturdy handle for easy carrying.
He struggled to handle the complicated instructions.
The manager was able to handle the customer’s complaint effectively.
They decided to handle the situation with caution to avoid any mistakes.

On this page you'll find 260 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to handle, such as: Christian name, abide, absorb, accept, acquiesce, address, administer.

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