Antonyms for handy
ˈhæn dihandy

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1. handyadjective

   Nearby, within reach.

   You wouldn’t have a screwdriver handy, would you?

   Synonyms:
   at hand

2. handyadjective

   dexterous, skilful

   She's very handy - she made all her own kitchen cupboards.

   Synonyms:
   crafty

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1. handy

   Skilful signifies possessing and using readily practical knowledge and ability, having alert and well-trained faculties with reference to a given work. One is adept in that for which he has a natural gift improved by practise; he is expert in that of which training, experience, and study have given him a thorough mastery; he is dexterous in that which he can do effectively, with or without training, especially in work of the hand or bodily activities. In the case of the noun, "an expert" denotes one who is "experienced" in the fullest sense, a master of his branch of knowledge. A skilled workman is one who has thoroughly learned his trade, though he may be naturally quite dull; a skilful workman has some natural brightness, ability, and power of adaptation, in addition to his acquired knowledge and dexterity. Compare CLEVER; DEXTERITY; POWER.

   Antonyms:
   awkward, bungling, clumsy, helpless, inexpert, maladroit, shiftless, unhandy, unskilled, untaught, untrained

   Synonyms:
   accomplished, adept, adroit, apt, clever, deft, dexterous, expert, happy, ingenious, practised, proficient, skilful, skilled, trained

   Preposition:
   Skilful at or in a work, with a pen or tool of any kind.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handy

   Antonyms:
   remote, inconvenient, awkward, useless, cumbrous, unwieldy, unhandy

   Synonyms:
   near, convenient, useful, helpful, manageable, dexterous, ready, expert

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1. Handy, W. C. Handy, William Christopher Handyadjective

   United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)

   Antonyms:
   maladroit, inconvenient, unaccessible, inaccessible

2. handy, ready to hand(p)adjective

   easy to reach

   "found a handy spot for the can opener"

   Antonyms:
   inaccessible, maladroit, inconvenient, unaccessible

3. handyadjective

   easy to use

   "a handy gadget"

   Antonyms:
   inconvenient, unaccessible, maladroit, inaccessible

   Synonyms:
   ready to hand(p)

4. handyadjective

   skillful with the hands

   "handy with an axe"

   Antonyms:
   inconvenient, maladroit, inaccessible, unaccessible

   Synonyms:
   ready to hand(p)

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1. handyadjective

   Synonyms:
   dexterous, adroit, ready, convenient

How to use handy in a sentence?

1. Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Grimm Grotto:

   Having a personal philosophy is like having a pet marmoset, because it may be very attractive when you acquire it, but there may be situations when it will not come in handy at all.

2. Heidi Carrico:

   If I see the offer has a bunch of water, toilet paper, handy wipes, I don't accept it because customers are rating people low because they can't get items that were out of stock or are limited supply.

3. Groucho Marx:

   Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.

4. Douglas Emhoff:

   She spends days thinking about the menu, grinding her own pepper, driving all over town just to find that one ingredient that we need, i've gotten pretty handy in the kitchen as her sous-chef.

5. Johann von Goethe:

   When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

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