Synonyms of upper hand

upper hand

noun

as in advantage

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

finally gained the upper hand in the argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantage
• edge
• high ground
• inside track
• opportunity
• odds
• whip hand
• coign of vantage
• jump
• stead
• better
• vantage
• catbird seat
• start
• bulge
• pull
• privilege
• drop
• margin
• leg up
• lead
• head start
• superiority
• allowance
• dominance
• transcendence
• ascendency
• benefit
• ascendancy
• predominance
• prerogative
• mastery
• precedence
• supremacy
• preference
• transcendency
• foothold
• seniority
• command
• windfall
• godsend
• blessing
• break
• felicity
• manna
• boon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minus
• liability
• penalty
• strike
• disadvantage
• drawback
• detriment
• handicap
• inequality
• imbalance
• disparity
• disability
• let
• failing
• impairment
• interference
• obstruction
• shortcoming
• stop
• bar
• obstacle
• stranglehold
• check
• impediment
• catch
• unevenness
• embarrassment
• rub
• hindrance
• hurdle
• hitch
• setback
• clog
• shackle
• crimp
• trammel
• lurch
• manacle

Examples of upper hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the progress throughout the years, white people have always and continue to have a financial upper hand in society. —Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 27 June 2024

But that advantage has see-sawed in the past, with Democrats holding an equally narrow upper hand during the 2022 election. —Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024

Other data shows Biden still has an upper hand against Trump among young voters. —Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024

Until then, there are two more games to be played this weekend as the Orioles look to keep their upper hand from slipping away. —Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024