handle - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

Synonyms

• grip
• handgrip
• handle
• hold

More generic

• appendage

More specific

• ax handle
• axe handle
• broom handle
• broomstick
• crop
• gunstock
• haft
• helve
• hilt
• hoe handle
• knob
• mop handle
• panhandle
• pommel
• rake handle
• saddlebow
• stock

Related

• shank
• stem

Related

• French telephone
• aspergill
• aspersorium
• baggage
• baseball bat
• bat
• briefcase
• brush
• carpet beater
• carrycot
• cart
• cheese cutter
• coffee cup
• coffeepot
• cricket bat
• cutlery
• eating utensil
• edge tool
• faucet
• frying pan
• frypan
• go-cart
• hand tool
• handbarrow
• handcart
• handlebar
• handset
• ladle
• luggage
• lumber
• mug
• pushcart
• racket
• racquet
• rug beater
• saucepan
• skillet
• spatula
• spigot
• teacup
• umbrella
• watering can
• watering pot

Verb

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

Synonyms

• address
• cover
• deal
• handle
• plow
• treat

More generic

• broach
• initiate

More specific

• discourse
• discuss
• talk about
• theologise
• theologize

Related

• comprehend
• cover
• do by
• embrace
• encompass
• handle
• treat

Verb

touch, lift, or hold with the hands

Synonyms

• handle
• palm

More generic

• touch

More specific

• field
• fumble
• manhandle
• manipulate

Verb

handle effectively

Synonyms

• handle
• manage
• wield

More generic

• manipulate

More specific

• ply
• pump
• sweep
• swing
• swing out

Verb

show and train

Synonyms

• handle

More generic

• control
• keep in line
• manipulate

Verb

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

Synonyms

• care
• deal
• handle
• manage

More generic

• command
• control

More specific

• administer
• administrate
• carry on
• come to grips
• conduct
• coordinate
• deal
• direct
• dispose of
• get to grips
• juggle
• mind
• misconduct
• mishandle
• mismanage
• organise
• organize
• process
• take care
• touch
• work

Verb

interact in a certain way

Synonyms

• do by
• handle
• treat

More generic

• interact

More specific

• abuse
• baby
• bemock
• brutalise
• brutalize
• cocker
• coddle
• cosset
• criminalize
• cut
• disregard
• do well by
• featherbed
• gloss over
• handle with kid gloves
• ignore
• ill-treat
• ill-use
• indulge
• maltreat
• mistreat
• mock
• mollycoddle
• nurse
• pamper
• ride roughshod
• rough-house
• run roughshod
• skate over
• skimp over
• slur over
• smooth over
• snub
• spoil
• step
• strong-arm
• upstage
• wrong

Related

• address
• cover
• deal
• handle
• plow
• treat

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