handicap | Definition of handicap

handicap

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of handicap

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least

Synonyms of handicap

clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel

Words Related to handicap

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)

Phrases Synonymous with handicap

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of handicap

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of handicap

aid, assist, facilitate, help