Synonyms for backhand
ˈbækˌhændback·hand

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1. backhandnoun

   Antonyms:
   forehand, palm

2. backhandnoun

   to execute a backhand stroke or throw

   Antonyms:
   forehand, palm

3. backhandadjective

   to slap with the back of one's hand

   Antonyms:
   forehand, palm

4. backhandnoun

   the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.

   He scored on a backhand shot.

   Antonyms:
   palm, forehand

5. backhandnoun

   Antonyms:
   forehand, palm

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1. backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shotadjective

   a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

   Synonyms:
   backhand stroke, backhand shot

   Antonyms:
   spoken

2. backhand(a), backhandedadjective

   (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

   Antonyms:
   spoken

3. backhand, left-slantingverb

   (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward

   Synonyms:
   left-slanting, backhanded, backhand(a)

   Antonyms:
   spoken

4. backhandverb

   hit a tennis ball backhand

   Antonyms:
   spoken

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1. List of paraphrases for "backhand":

   setback, set-back

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1. Roger Federer:

   I would hope that over the years I've always improved, i think I'm serving more consistent and stronger than I ever have. I think my backhand is working better than it has in the past as well.

2. Kei Nishikori:

   It's never easy playing Benoit. He has a great serve and a great backhand, i think the key was the longest game at 2-1 in the first set. I was able to get the game. I was more confident. If he broke back, anything could have happened. It was a good match.

3. Novak Djokovic:

   He has probably the best one?handed backhand on the tour. No question one of the best one?handed backhands that I have seen in tennis, very powerful and can create a lot of spin, a lot of rotation on the ball. Novak Djokovic can hit it flat down the line. Novak Djokovic can block the ball very well. Novak Djokovic has a short slice, long slice. Novak Djokovic has a lot of variety from that part of Novak Djokovic baseline game.

4. Rod Laver:

   He doesn’t have a big serve or a big forehand or backhand, but all of them are good. That’s one of the things he can rely on, if one isn’t working as good as it should be, then he’s got something else to lean on.

5. Rafa Nadal:

   Having a break early in the second set definitely helped my confidence, but then, I think, I played more aggressively with my forehand and when I play more aggressively with my forehand, then the backhand becomes better.