Antonyms for handicap
ˈhæn diˌkæphand·i·cap

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1. disability, disablement, handicap, impairmentnoun

   the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

   "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

   Synonyms:
   impediment, constipation, baulk, deterrent, disability, balk, check, harm, deadening, deterioration, damage, hinderance, hindrance, disablement, impairment, stultification

2. handicapnoun

   advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning

   Synonyms:
   impediment, hinderance, balk, disability, baulk, deterrent, hindrance, impairment, check, disablement

3. hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicapverb

   something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

   Synonyms:
   hitch, verification, impedimenta, stoppage, hindrance, disability, halt, chip, tab, arrest, tick, check-out procedure, confirmation, impairment, check mark, impediment, rafter, obstruction, baulk, checkout, hinderance, curb, chit, stop, disablement, cheque, obstructer, substantiation, stay, obstructor, deterrent, encumbrance, balk, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, preventative, interference, assay, bridle, check

4. disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicapverb

   injure permanently

   "He was disabled in a car accident"

   Synonyms:
   incapacitate, disable, disenable, hamper, invalid, hinder

5. handicapverb

   attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

   Synonyms:
   disable, hinder, incapacitate, hamper, invalid

6. handicap, hinder, hamperverb

   put at a disadvantage

   "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

   Synonyms:
   impede, block, invalid, cramp, embarrass, stymy, stymie, incapacitate, hamper, strangle, halter, hinder, obstruct, blockade, disable

How to use handicap in a sentence?

1. Napoleon Bonaparte:

   In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

2. Kate Beckinsale:

   Every single doctor, every single person I’ve ever come across has said, ‘You’d be so much happier if you were 30 percent less smart,' it’s no good to me, though. It’s really not helpful to me in my career. I just think it might have been a handicap actually.

3. David Anderson:

   The external support for defense spending in Africa is, in my view, a major foreign policy handicap, african states will truly own their defense and security when they pay for it themselves.

4. Golda Meir:

   Not being beautiful was the true blessing... Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.

5. Ed Clancy:

   I think it's fair to say we have a small aerodynamic handicap, but we'll have just as good kit in Tokyo. At the worlds we will be not quite as impressive as what we do in another five months time.

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