Synonyms for handicap
ˈhæn diˌkæphand·i·cap

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1. disability, disablement, handicap, impairmentnoun

   the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

   "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

   Synonyms:
   impediment, constipation, baulk, deterrent, disability, balk, check, harm, deadening, deterioration, damage, hinderance, hindrance, disablement, impairment, stultification

2. handicapnoun

   advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning

   Synonyms:
   impediment, hinderance, balk, disability, baulk, deterrent, hindrance, impairment, check, disablement

3. hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicapverb

   something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

   Synonyms:
   hitch, verification, impedimenta, stoppage, hindrance, disability, halt, chip, tab, arrest, tick, check-out procedure, confirmation, impairment, check mark, impediment, rafter, obstruction, baulk, checkout, hinderance, curb, chit, stop, disablement, cheque, obstructer, substantiation, stay, obstructor, deterrent, encumbrance, balk, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, preventative, interference, assay, bridle, check

4. disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicapverb

   injure permanently

   "He was disabled in a car accident"

   Synonyms:
   incapacitate, disable, disenable, hamper, invalid, hinder

5. handicapverb

   attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

   Synonyms:
   disable, hinder, incapacitate, hamper, invalid

6. handicap, hinder, hamperverb

   put at a disadvantage

   "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

   Synonyms:
   impede, block, invalid, cramp, embarrass, stymy, stymie, incapacitate, hamper, strangle, halter, hinder, obstruct, blockade, disable

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1. • Advantage
   • Bias

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1. List of paraphrases for "handicap":

   disability, disadvantage, disabilities, obstacle, impediment, impairment, drawback

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How to use handicap in a sentence?

1. Jeff Saut:

   I don't know how to handicap the Saudi Arabia and Iran war, an H-bomb in Korea, so I am not doing anything right here.

2. Vivien Leigh:

   People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.

3. Laurence Rothwachs:

   [These are] things we don’t even think about, in a home that has been constructed with complete handicap accessibility these things are standard, but right now we’re chasing a moving target and trying to get ahead of it. But over time, we’ll see if we have enough capital to push this forward in a serious way.

4. Sharra Vostral:

   'Medical Considerations of WASPS' determined that menstruation was 'not a handicap to flying and there was no relationship to accidents,' some of the reports from the physician came back, tongue-in-cheek, saying this was the most interesting group of women he'd ever encountered because they weren't having their periods.

5. Kate Beckinsale:

   Every single doctor, every single person I’ve ever come across has said, ‘You’d be so much happier if you were 30 percent less smart,' it’s no good to me, though. It’s really not helpful to me in my career. I just think it might have been a handicap actually.