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hand-to-hand

The word “hand-to-hand” has 3 syllables: hand-to-hand

It's pronounced as /hænd tə hænd/

What is synonym and antonym for hand-to-hand?

In the thesaurus, “hand-to-hand” has 38 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hand-to-hand along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for hand-to-hand

Antonyms for hand-to-hand

  • away
  • bodiless
  • cerebral
  • deep
  • distant
  • divorced
  • ethereal
  • far
  • far-off
  • faraway
  • immaterial
  • incorporeal
  • inner
  • insubstantial
  • intellectual
  • mental
  • metaphysical
  • nonmaterial
  • nonphysical
  • psychic
  • psychical
  • psychologic
  • psychological
  • remote
  • removed
  • separated
  • spiritual

Meanings of hand-to-hand

  • adjective
    1. Close together, within arm's reach.
    2. Especially, describing fighting (armed or unarmed) done within reach rather than at range.

Example Sentences

  • The soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat during the battle.
  • In the tournament, the fighters participated in hand-to-hand wrestling.
  • The two rivals faced off in a hand-to-hand contest to determine the winner.
  • The old-fashioned duel was settled with a hand-to-hand fight.
  • The defenders fought hand-to-hand to protect their position.

On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hand-to-hand, such as: abutting, accessible, adjacent, adjoining, anatomic, anatomical, animal.

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near

nearby

immediate

neighboring

next-door

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