handles

The word “handles” has 2 syllables: han-dles

It's pronounced as /ˈhændəlz/

What is synonym and antonym for handles?

In the thesaurus, “handles” has 259 synonyms and 45 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for handles

Christian names
abides
absorbs
accepts
acquiesces
addresses
administer
administers
administrates
advise
aliases
allows
anonyms
appellation
appellations
appellatives
apply
arm
bail
bails
banners
baptismal names
bars
bears
behave toward
bestow
bides
binomials
bosses
bows
brand names
brings off
brooks
broomsticks
byname
bynames
byword
call the signals
capitulates
captains
carries off
carries on
carries out
check
codirects
cognomen
cognomens
cognomina
comanages
comes to grips with
command
commands
compellations
conduct
conducts
considers
control
controls
cope with
countenances
crank
crops
cryptonyms
cut the mustard
deal in
deal with
denomination
denominations
denotations
designation
designations
diminutives
direct
directs
discuss
dispense
does by
dominate
drives
ear
employ
endures
engineers
epithets
esteems
examine
exercise
exploit
family names
feel
fields
finesses
finger
first names
fondle
forenames
get a handle on
gets off
given names
goes
govern
governs
grasp
grips
guards
guide
guides
hack it
hacks
haft
hafts
handgrip
handgrips
handlebars
has a grip on
heads
helve
helves
hilt
hilts
hold
holder
hypocorisms
jockeys
keeps
knob
labels
leads
lives with
loops
maiden names
make out
make the grade
manages
maneuver
maneuvers
manipulate
manipulates
market
matronymics
maul
meets
micromanages
middle names
minds
misnomers
monickers
moniker
monikers
monitors
monomials
name
names
negotiates
nicknames
nomen
nomenclatures
noms de guerre
noms de plume
offer
operate
operates
orders
overlooks
oversees
palpate
patronymics
paw
pen names
permits
pick up
pilots
play
plays
plies
ply
pockets
poke
protects
pseudonyms
pulls
quarterbacks
rates
reckons
regards
regulates
reigns
respects
retail
rides herd on
rubrics
rules
run things
runs
safeguards
sell
serve
serves
shaft
shafts
shepherds
shows
sobriquet
sobriquets
soubriquets
stage-manages
stands
stands for
steer
steers
stem
stewards
sticks out
stock
stomachs
style
suffers
superintends
supervise
supervises
supports
surnames
sustains
swallows
sweats out
swing
swings
tags
take
takes
tends
test
thumb
tiller
title
titles
tolerates
toughs it out
trade
trade names
trademarks
traffic in
treat
treats
trivial names
try
use
uses
utilize
vernaculars
views
watches
watches over
wears
whipstocks
wield
wields
work
works

Antonyms for handles

abstain
avoids
botches
bungles
bypasses
circumvents
combats
contests
declines
dismisses
disregard
dodges
eludes
escapes
evades
fights
follow
foozles
forbears
fumbles
ignore
leave alone
let go
louses up
manhandle
misguide
mishandles
mislead
mismanage
misses
misuse
muffs
neglect
not carry
opposes
receive
refuse
refuses
rejects
release
repudiates
resists
scamps
spurns
turns down

Meanings of handles

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

The technician handles the equipment with great care to ensure it stays in good condition.
She expertly handles multiple tasks at once during the busy season.
The new design handles much better than the previous model.
The company handles customer complaints promptly and efficiently.
He handles the negotiations with a lot of skill and tact.

On this page you'll find 304 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to handles, such as: Christian names, abides, absorbs, abstain, accepts, acquiesces, addresses.

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