Antonyms 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

How to use handicap in a sentence?

1. David Anderson:

   The external support for defense spending in Africa is, in my view, a major foreign policy handicap, african states will truly own their defense and security when they pay for it themselves.

2. Josephine Tey:

   Lack of education is an extraordinary handicap when one is being offensive.

3. Ed Clancy:

   I think it's fair to say we have a small aerodynamic handicap, but we'll have just as good kit in Tokyo. At the worlds we will be not quite as impressive as what we do in another five months time.

4. Temple Grandin:

   Mild autism can provide some intellectual advantages and severe autism is a great handicap, if all the autism traits were removed, we would lose many creative minds in music, art, math and science.

5. David Davis:

   Be in no doubt: under the government's proposal our fingers would still be caught in this mangle and the EU would use it ruthlessly to punish us for leaving and handicap our future competitiveness.

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