Antonyms for handle
ˈhæn dlhan·dle

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1. handle

   Antonyms:
   drop, mismanage, bungle

   Synonyms:
   feel, treat, use, manage, manipulate, touch, wield, discuss

Matched Categories

1. • Broach
   • Control
   • Interact
   • Manipulate
   • Touch

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1. handle, grip, handgrip, holdverb

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

   "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, grip, storage area, traction, bag, clench, bobby pin, travelling bag, delay, keep, detainment, hold, appreciation, handgrip, adhesive friction, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, custody, hairgrip, clasp, cargo deck, traveling bag, clutches, grasp, time lag, suitcase, cargo hold

2. manage, deal, care, handleverb

   be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

   "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

   Synonyms:
   wish, divvy up, shell out, give care, plow, carry on, bring off, lot, apportion, dish out, deal out, allot, care, portion out, wield, consider, take, treat, share, dispense, dole out, finagle, grapple, administer, pull off, deal, supervise, parcel out, trade, manage, contend, do, address, oversee, make out, worry, mete out, negociate, like, distribute, do by, conduct, cover, palm, sell, cope, wangle, make do, get by, superintend, look at, carry off

3. treat, handle, do byverb

   interact in a certain way

   "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

   Synonyms:
   process, cover, deal, do by, care, regale, palm, treat, address, care for, manage, plow, wield

4. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, addressverb

   act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

   "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

   Synonyms:
   speak, overcompensate, extend, cut through, deal, continue, comprehend, embrace, divvy up, spread over, grapple, cut across, apportion, encompass, consider, get over, process, lot, portion out, dole out, make do, plow, shroud, accost, insure, brood, wield, make out, share, do by, plough, hide, take, administer, sell, parcel out, compensate, cross, come up to, turn, report, traverse, underwrite, breed, dispense, overlay, dish out, pass over, contend, enshroud, direct, allot, care for, track, get by, address, wrap up, distribute, cover up, carry on, cope, turn to, incubate, mete out, regale, get across, look at, treat, shell out, care, hatch, manage, deal out, palm, cover, conduct, call, trade

5. handle, palmverb

   touch, lift, or hold with the hands

   "Don't handle the merchandise"

   Synonyms:
   cover, deal, do by, care, palm, treat, address, manage, plow, wield

6. wield, handle, manageverb

   handle effectively

   "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"

   Synonyms:
   superintend, make out, wangle, make do, cope, contend, do by, supervise, finagle, palm, plow, manage, pull off, oversee, wield, grapple, cover, negociate, maintain, address, treat, carry off, bring off, exert, get by, do, care, deal

7. handleverb

   show and train

   "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

   Synonyms:
   cover, deal, do by, care, palm, treat, address, manage, plow, wield

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1. handlenoun

   Synonyms:
   bail, hilt, haft

How to use handle in a sentence?

1. Stephanie Kight:

   Planned Parenthood contracts with vendors to handle fetal tissue in a respectful manner and in accordance with the law. It is irresponsible for the AG to say otherwise.

2. Khaled Al Milaji:

   With the last forced evacuation, considerable number of medical staff moved out, the remaining staff can barely handle the very basic health care needs of the besieged population in Ghouta, yesterday's attack was a horrible catastrophe and a mark of absence of accountability in the international community.

3. Marian Tupy:

   Some of the anti-capitalist impulse goes back to that hunter-gatherer mentality and not comprehending the complexity of the market economy, the complexity outpaced our ability to understand it. But even those who don’t understand markets should open their eyes and acknowledge its benefits : Worldwide, wherever economic freedom is allowed, millions of people have lifted themselves out of stoop labor and miserable poverty. Of course, not everyone can reap the benefits of markets. The sick, the mentally ill and other truly helpless people need a hand. But why assume government must provide that help ? Government does n’t do anything very well. Why not let private charity handle it ? I once assumed there was too much poverty for private charity to make much of a difference. But now I realize there is plenty of money, and private charity would do much more if government did n’t discourage it. When the welfare state took over poverty relief, it crowded out.

4. John Levey:

   I think writers get things in their head, and if an actor doesn’t fit that they can’t handle it. Attractiveness is subjective. When it’s not romantic, sexual or violent, I try to eliminate physical description and try to get writers out of their heads.

5. Ray Dalio:

   There was an inappropriate, mistaken desire to tighten monetary policy at a level that was faster than the capital markets could handle, and as a result there was a correction.

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