HANDED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

handed

verb

Definition of handed

past tense of hand

as in provided

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook

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as in passed

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another the clerk handed her the receipt

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as in left

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys

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Recent Examples of handed My grandmother handed my mother an inheritance that nobody named. — Miranda Pappas, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026 Might shareholders revolt at being handed stock that comes with no say in how the business is run? — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Maybe Ohtani will accept surrendering the mound if he is handed a spot in the outfield? — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 One notice was handed to Nasir Malik, a community activist in a New Delhi quarter called Mustafabad, who waved it around on a recent day. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 Glee is officially coming back after Disney+ and Hulu handed the reboot a series order. — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 Position grades were brutal, with F’s handed to the quarterback, running back and offensive line — Dak Prescott finished 34 of 54 for 258 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, and the backfield mustered just 41 rushing yards on 13 carries. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 The match against Roma came hours after he was handed a four-game suspension in the Spanish league after being sent off for pulling the hair of an opponent and for protesting against the referee. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Back in 2019, author Margaret Stohl was handed a manuscript written by Jason Jones, who’s best known as the co-creator of sci-fi gaming series Halo and Destiny. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026

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In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, SPCJ said a break-in and vandalism at a synagogue in Paris's 19th arrondissement initially suggested burglary, although the motive remained undetermined.

— Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
During his interview with the investigators, Willie Herndon provided details regarding his involvement in the incident and information about potential ongoing investigations in other areas, which remain active, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of provided

Verb

The City Council voted it down, and the mayor's opponents passed an alternate budget plan over his objections.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The property later passed through several notable hands, including Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-chairman Kevin Huvane and filmmaker Roberto Sneider, before Channing Tatum picked it up for $6 million in 2015, according to Variety.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of passed

Verb

General admission floor tickets could not be transferred and could be resold only at face value, a rule meant to curb scalping.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Any unspent money would remain in the fund for the benefit of families with newborns and could not be transferred to other city purposes.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of transferred

Verb

Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

Definition of gave

Verb

Today, our constructor has reached into his evidently limitless bag of tricks to pull out a doozy of a Thursday grid.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Disenchantment with the current political and economic system has also reached a point where socialism has grown more popular among Americans.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of reached

Verb

In an increasingly complicated world, those entrusted with power seem less able—or willing—than ever to take on the threats that loom.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
For a lot of the people at that desk, this is the first job anyone has entrusted them with.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of entrusted

Verb

The adventure park opened in 2018, built into a former granite mine that supplied stone for the California Capitol, according to Jacobs.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
However, the discovery alone did not establish whether the websites supplied the victims' addresses.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplied

Verb

With more than 50 years of experience in subsea robotics, ISE has delivered over 250 underwater vehicles to customers in more than 20 countries worldwide, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The strategy has delivered substantial revenue gains as demand has ‌held up despite sharp fare increases.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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