HANDICAP Synonyms: 183 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhan-di-ˌkap

as in disadvantage

a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success her natural shyness was not a handicap when she played chess

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as in obstacle

something that makes movement or progress difficult her uncomfortable shoes became a handicap on the walking tour of the city, as she often had to sit and rest her sore feet

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verb

as in to hamper

to create difficulty for the work or activity of the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least

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Recent Examples of handicap

Noun

When Britain leaves the EU, British financial services companies would lose the automatic right to operate in all the other 27 EU states, a big handicap. —

Washington Post, 23 June 2017 One man, who has a handicap, had to escape through a window, according to media reports. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity.com, 21 June 2017

Verb

And, never forget, while fiscal policy and economic stewardship matter quite a bit for the country — and Wall Street has been obsessed with handicapping the sequence and efficacy of Trumponomics 2.0 – policies’ interplay with equity-market performance is both tenuous and unpredictable. —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 Without increasing domestic steel production, levying 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, as well as 10% to 20% unilateral tariffs on all other countries, any business that depends on steel inputs in the U.S. will be handicapped. —

Vincent Trometter, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for handicap

Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicap

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So without adding more years or money to their offer, the Cubs — who are roughly $30 million below the Competitive Balance Tax threshold for 2025 — were at a disadvantage to land Bregman.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
The pause in criminal prosecutions will be implemented to avoid putting U.S. businesses at an economic disadvantage to foreign competitors.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025