Synonyms for handbag
ˈhændˌbæghand·bag

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1. handbagnoun

   Synonyms:
   purse

2. handbagverb

   Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of Margaret Thatcher).

   Synonyms:
   purse

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. bag, handbag, pocketbook, pursenoun

   a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

   "she reached into her bag and found a comb"

   Synonyms:
   travelling bag, old bag, bag, dish, cup of tea, udder, wallet, pocket edition, base, pocketbook, purse, billfold, notecase, bagful, pocket book, grip, traveling bag, suitcase

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1. • Container

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1. handbagnoun

   Synonyms:
   satchel, reticule

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1. List of paraphrases for "handbag":

   purse, bag, valise, sac, pocketbook, sack

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How to use handbag in a sentence?

1. Jeffrey Berk:

   The clientele for a Birkin or Kelly handbag suddenly wasn't traveling, buying a house or a Bentley, she had a lot of cash and needed to park it in an indulgence.

2. Tallulah Bankhead:

   I love your gown darling, but your handbag is on fire!

3. Taraneh Moghaddam:

   I was desperate and had to carry the cash in my handbag to Iran.

4. Abigail Klem:

   We actually feel super optimistic because, I think, one, a lot of people support Ivanka, even across both political parties, and then I think a lot of other people feel like, ‘Oh, I didn’t know Ivanka had a shoe line.’ ‘Oh, I didn’t know she had a handbag line.’ And they’re buying it.

5. Rachmat Thomas:

   The success story about this pump is that it is all handcrafted, and the secret about this pump is that you can actually fold it up and put it into your handbag.