AT HAND Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

at hand

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Definition of at hand

as in near

not being distant in time, space, or significance We sat down to address the issue at hand.

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as in accessible

situated within easy reach She always keeps a water bottle near at hand.

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as in upcoming

being soon to appear or take place The time to act is close at hand.

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as in in

at, within, or to a short distance or time They live in a second-floor apartment with several shops and restaurants at hand.

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as in present

being within the confines of a specified place They had several nurses at hand in case anything went wrong.

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Recent Examples of at hand Writing in the 1880s, with no satellite photos at hand, Parkman borrowed the point of view of a flock of Canada geese flying north from Albany. — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026 And now, with owner-in-waiting Justin Ishbia planning to build a new ballpark in the South Loop, the end days of Rate Field are probably at hand. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Those sympathetic to the movement argue that’s not the case — and that there was never a binary choice at hand between progressive ideology and the ideas abundance advocates stand for. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 For the purposes of the war at hand, the photo is, basically, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at hand

Recent Examples of Synonyms for at hand

to hand

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The court ordered him to hand over his regular and diplomatic passports by noon Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Pritchett was also critical of BAFTA’s refusal to hand over records of who had received free awards tickets.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

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