HAND-TO-HAND Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hand-to-hand

adjective

Definition of hand-to-hand

as in close-in

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as in physical

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Recent Examples of hand-to-hand Up to this point in the story, James Butler Hickok had already lived a life of adventure, not least of which included hand-to-hand combat with a bear. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026 There is a weird intimacy to hand-to-hand combat and the brutality of it. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 In a video released on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau had partnered with the UFC, putting roughly 300 federal agents through hand-to-hand combat training ahead of UFC Freedom 250. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026 In the spirit of the franchise, the action isn’t relegated to hand-to-hand combat and stealth. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand-to-hand

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Adjective

Dallas dominated the scoreless first period, outshooting Chicago 12-5, but Knight made several close-in saves.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Michigan is one of a handful of states that does not grant an 18-year-old a general close-in-age exemption for attempting to have sex with a 15-year-old.

— Daniel LaChance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of close-in

Adjective

Her physical absence changes nothing about the circumstances of our friendship.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
This is just a normal part of growing older, according to conventional wisdom, as if aging were a one-way street of physical decline.

— Leana S. Wen, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of physical

Adjective

This is a system that automatically manages clutch engagement according to engine speed, reducing the need for manual clutch operation and making everyday riding more convenient.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Having your business bank account and loan with the same institution can also be convenient.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of convenient

Adjective

And even for those who are just ordinarily stressed, being around horses can be calming and restorative — part of a somatic healing approach, which focuses on how the body holds on to emotions.

— Ondine Cohane, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Wearables Are Driving Sleep Health News in 2026 The somatic movement is running parallel to a surge in sleep tracking.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of somatic

Adjective

Below, our experts break down the colors to keep handy this season.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026
There’s even a handy pocket to hold your smartphone, headphones, and other tiny in-flight essentials, and its plush material is cozy to snuggle up to.

— Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of handy

Adjective

The tension between intellectual certainty and its corporeal obverse is the novel’s most interesting possibility, yet its campus plot repeatedly narrows into a question of who deserves our sympathy.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Editor Cam McLauchlin never cuts them into mere blitzes of limbs and blood, though DP Katelin Arizmendi’s acidic palette of yellows, greens and corporeal streaks of red does lend the realism a kind of pop-art splendor.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of corporeal

Adjective

Vegetable Oils Vegetable and seed oils are some of the richest non-animal dietary sources of CoQ10.

— Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 16 July 2026
Computer models and other non-animal testing methods still aren’t the best available science, critics contend.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Definition of animal

Adjective

McKinsey was charged in Alameda County with one count of cruelty to a child and corporal injury to a child, both misdemeanors.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Alameda County prosecutors subsequently charged McKinsey with two misdemeanors — cruelty to a child by endangering health and corporal injury to a child.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of corporal

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