handout

The word “handout” has 2 syllables: hand-out

It's pronounced as /ˈhændˌaʊt/


What is synonym and antonym for handout?

In the thesaurus, “handout” has 116 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for handout

  • admeasure
  • administer
  • advertisement
  • aid
  • allocate
  • allot
  • allow
  • alms
  • apportion
  • appropriate
  • assign
  • assistance
  • award
  • benefaction
  • beneficence
  • benevolence
  • bestow
  • bestowal
  • bonus
  • booklet
  • boon
  • box
  • brochure
  • care package
  • catalog
  • catalogue
  • charity
  • chip in
  • circular
  • circulate
  • comp
  • contribute
  • contribution
  • courtesy
  • disburse
  • dish out
  • dispense
  • disperse
  • disseminate
  • distribute
  • divide
  • dodger
  • dole
  • dole out
  • donate
  • donation
  • donative
  • fairing
  • favor
  • flier
  • flyer
  • flysheet
  • folder
  • foy
  • free meal
  • freebee
  • freebie
  • furnish
  • generosity
  • gift
  • giveaway
  • grant
  • gratuity
  • guidebook
  • handbill
  • handbook
  • handsel
  • how-to
  • instructions
  • issue
  • lagniappe
  • largess
  • largesse
  • leaflet
  • lot
  • manual
  • oblation
  • offering
  • pamphlet
  • paperback
  • paperbound
  • part
  • philanthropy
  • pledge
  • pocket book
  • portion
  • present
  • presentation
  • prize
  • propine
  • proportion
  • prorate
  • provide
  • ration
  • reallocate
  • reapportion
  • redistribute
  • relief
  • remembrance
  • reward
  • sacrifice
  • scatter
  • set
  • share
  • shopper
  • split
  • spread
  • subsidy
  • supply
  • throwaway
  • tip
  • tithe
  • tract
  • tribute
  • valentine
  • windfall

Antonyms for handout

  • begrudge
  • decline
  • deny
  • disallow
  • forfeit
  • loss
  • misallocate
  • pinch
  • refuse
  • reject
  • skimp
  • stint
  • withhold

Meanings of handout

  • noun
    1. A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use.
    2. A gift to the poor or needy.
    3. A gift, something obtained without effort.

Example Sentences

  • The teacher gave each student a handout with the key points of the lesson.
  • He relied on government handouts to support his family during difficult times.
  • Please review the handout before the meeting tomorrow.
  • The conference provided a handout with a schedule and speaker bios.
  • She refused to take a handout, preferring to work for her own income.

On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to handout, such as: admeasure, administer, advertisement, aid, allocate, allot, allow.

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

Related Words

largess

  • aid
  • alms
  • altruistic
  • award
  • benefaction
  • beneficence
  • benevolence
  • benevolent
  • bequest
  • bestowal
  • bigheartedness
  • bonus
  • boon
  • bountifulness
  • bounty
  • box
  • care package
  • charitable
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  • contribution
  • courtesy
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  • dole
  • donation
  • donative
  • dowry
  • endowment
  • extravagance
  • fairing
  • favor
  • foy
  • freebee
  • freebie
  • generosity
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  • gift
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  • giving
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  • gratuity
  • handout
  • handsel
  • improvidence
  • kindliness
  • kindness
  • lagniappe
  • lavishness
  • legacy
  • liberality
  • munificence
  • oblation
  • offering
  • openhandedness
  • openheartedness
  • philanthropy
  • present
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  • prize
  • prodigality
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  • remembrance
  • reward
  • sacrifice
  • selflessness
  • spendthrift
  • squandering
  • subsidy
  • thoughtful
  • tip
  • tithe
  • tribute
  • unselfishness
  • valentine
  • wastefulness
  • windfall

take out

  • KO
  • X out
  • abate
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  • carry
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  • cart off
  • cast loose
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  • change
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  • claim
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  • cuisine
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  • curry favor
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  • damage
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  • declare null and void
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  • destroy
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  • deuce it
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  • dog
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  • eat
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  • efface
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  • electrocute
  • elicit
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  • evoke
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  • exonerate
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  • express
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  • extinguish
  • extirpate
  • extort
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  • extricate
  • fall back
  • fare
  • fast food
  • fast talk
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  • fell
  • fill in
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  • finish
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  • fix up
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  • fodder
  • follow
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  • foot the bill
  • force
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  • free
  • front for
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  • gallant
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  • gather
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  • get rid of
  • get to the meat
  • give
  • give back
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  • give ground
  • give off
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  • give way
  • go
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  • go around together
  • go around with
  • go easy on
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  • go steady
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  • gobble up
  • goodies
  • gouge
  • grit
  • groceries
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  • guide
  • guillotine
  • gut
  • hamper
  • hamstring
  • handout
  • hang
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  • hang out
  • harm
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  • hide
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  • hit
  • hock
  • hog-tie
  • hogtie
  • home cooking
  • hoodwink
  • hose
  • hurt
  • ice
  • ignore
  • immobilize
  • impair
  • importune
  • impose on
  • incapacitate
  • indulge
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  • invite
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  • issue
  • jerk
  • jerk around
  • junk
  • kayo
  • keep
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  • kibosh
  • kill
  • knife
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  • lambaste
  • lame
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  • leave
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  • let off steam
  • let out
  • let up on
  • level
  • liberate
  • limit
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  • look after
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  • louse up
  • lug
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  • maim
  • make a date
  • make love to
  • make oneself scarce
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  • mark out
  • massacre
  • meal
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  • mess
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  • nourishment
  • nullify
  • nutriment
  • nutrition
  • obliterate
  • obscure
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  • open up
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  • pabulum
  • paddle
  • pander to
  • paralyze
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  • part
  • partner
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  • pay addresses to
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  • play host
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  • pop in
  • pop the question
  • pound
  • praise
  • press
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  • protect
  • provide
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  • prune
  • pull
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  • put away
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  • put in a nutshell
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  • refreshment
  • refund
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  • reject
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  • remove
  • rend
  • render incapable
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  • repay
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • restitute
  • restore
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  • ring
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  • run after
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  • seek the hand of
  • separate
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  • shrink
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  • sink
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  • snow
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  • solicit
  • spark
  • speak to
  • spoil
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  • spring
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  • stake
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  • stand
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  • state
  • steal
  • steer
  • step around
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  • sterilize
  • stick to
  • stiff
  • stop by
  • stop in
  • store
  • strain
  • strand
  • strangle
  • stretch
  • strike
  • strike out
  • string along
  • sub
  • subdue
  • subjugate
  • subsistence
  • substitute
  • subvert
  • succeed
  • suck
  • sucker
  • sue
  • summarize
  • supersede
  • supplant
  • supply
  • support
  • surrender
  • sustenance
  • swamp
  • swap places
  • swap places with
  • swat
  • sweetheart
  • swindle
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  • table
  • tag along
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  • take
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  • take a life
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  • take for a ride
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  • total
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  • transpose
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  • twitch
  • two-time
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  • unfasten
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  • vandalize
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  • vent
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  • vittles
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  • weaken
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  • weed out
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  • wham
  • whelm
  • whomp
  • wine and dine
  • wipe off face of earth
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  • wipe the slate clean
  • withdraw
  • withhold
  • woo
  • worst
  • wrack
  • wrack up
  • wreck
  • wrench
  • wring
  • yank
  • yield
  • zap

fairings

  • alms
  • awards
  • benefactions
  • beneficences
  • benevolences
  • bequests
  • bestowals
  • bonuses
  • boons
  • boxes
  • care packages
  • charities
  • comps
  • contributions
  • courtesies
  • doles
  • donations
  • donatives
  • dowries
  • favors
  • foys
  • freebees
  • freebies
  • generosities
  • gifts
  • giveaways
  • grants
  • gratuities
  • handouts
  • handsels
  • lagniappes
  • largesses
  • legacies
  • oblations
  • offerings
  • philanthropies
  • presentations
  • presents
  • prizes
  • propines
  • remembrances
  • rewards
  • sacrifices
  • subsidies
  • tips
  • tithes
  • tributes
  • valentines
  • windfalls

fairing

  • allowance
  • alms
  • award
  • benefaction
  • beneficence
  • benefit
  • benevolence
  • bequest
  • bestowal
  • bonus
  • boon
  • bounty
  • box
  • care package
  • charity
  • comp
  • contribution
  • courtesy
  • dispensation
  • dole
  • donation
  • donative
  • dowry
  • endowment
  • favor
  • foy
  • freebee
  • freebie
  • generosity
  • gift
  • giveaway
  • goodie
  • grant
  • gratuity
  • hand
  • hand-me-down
  • handout
  • handsel
  • honorarium
  • lagniapp
  • lagniappe
  • largess
  • largesse
  • legacy
  • libation
  • oblation
  • offering
  • offertory
  • philanthropy
  • pittance
  • premium
  • present
  • presentation
  • prize
  • propine
  • provision
  • ration
  • relief
  • remembrance
  • remittance
  • reward
  • sacrifice
  • souvenir
  • subscription
  • subsidy
  • tax benefit
  • tax write-off
  • tip
  • tithe
  • token
  • tribute
  • valentine
  • windfall
  • write-off

lagniappe

  • alms
  • award
  • benefaction
  • beneficence
  • benevolence
  • bequest
  • bestowal
  • bonus
  • boon
  • bounty
  • box
  • care package
  • charity
  • comp
  • contribution
  • courtesy
  • cumshaw
  • dividend
  • dole
  • donation
  • donative
  • dowry
  • extra
  • fairing
  • favor
  • foy
  • freebee
  • freebie
  • fringe benefit
  • generosity
  • gift
  • giveaway
  • grant
  • gratuity
  • gravy
  • gravy train
  • handout
  • handsel
  • icing
  • largess
  • largesse
  • legacy
  • manna
  • oblation
  • offering
  • pension
  • perk
  • perquisite
  • philanthropy
  • premium
  • present
  • presentation
  • prize
  • propine
  • remembrance
  • reward
  • sacrifice
  • subsidy
  • throw-in
  • tip
  • tithe
  • tribute
  • valentine
  • windfall

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