WELL-HANDLED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

well-handled

adjective

Definition of well-handled

as in worn

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Recent Examples of well-handled The initial shock of this freak accident is well-handled, notably when Jay tries to scramble up the whale’s jawline by climbing its teeth. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 That scene was potentially such a minefield, but so well-handled. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023

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Adjective

An army of Janeites, no doubt wielding their worn copies of Sense and Sensibility, are marching into cinemas around the world to watch an adaptation for a whole new generation.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
The once grand building, where celebrities and socialites have slept, lived, and partied for decades, is undeniably shabby, with worn carpets and crumbling plumbing.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of worn

Adjective

The once grand building, where celebrities and socialites have slept, lived, and partied for decades, is undeniably shabby, with worn carpets and crumbling plumbing.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026
These shabby little movie houses, tucked away in the back alleys of Shinjuku, smelled of urine and stale tobacco.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shabby

Adjective

Caleb Bowlin / Getty Images A good night in New York totally spoiled?

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
At some point in the last few days, Henry (Hudson Williams), the spoiled 22-year-old scion of a fish processing magnate, has disappeared from his giant mansion perched at the edge of a Canadian island.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of spoiled

Adjective

An album-length EP by the 20-year-old producer is a dizzying and boundless collage of collages, using free-jazz logic and digital overload to chart new emotional terrain.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Rodrigo Valentim, a 51-year-old businessman and supporter of Bolsonaro, said another Lula government would harm the economy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of old

Adjective

Camera footage showed that Lopez’s truck approached the stale green light at 165th Street at a high rate of speed, which changed to yellow as the truck went through the intersection, court records state.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Without that provenance, the agent can’t reliably distinguish current operational truth from stale, incomplete or manipulated information.

— Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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