Antonyms for empty-handedemp·ty-hand·ed

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1. empty-handed, unrewardedadjective

   having acquired or gained nothing

   "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"

   Antonyms:
   successful, full

   Synonyms:
   unrewarded

2. empty-handedadjective

   carrying nothing in the hands

   Antonyms:
   full, successful

   Synonyms:
   unrewarded

How to use empty-handed in a sentence?

1. Jan Egeland:

   People receive threats from gangs and many just leave overnight. Very often they flee empty-handed, there's not enough being done to prevent it from happening in Mexico and throughout the region and to help victims.

2. Miles Mikolas:

   I’m a little over it. I mean it stinks, to get that close and then kind of come up empty-handed, that’s a great outing. I’ll be real proud that I gave the bullpen kind of another night off. I know we need it with the doubleheader. I’m happy – but deep down it kind of stinks.

3. Troy Carter:

   I remain hopeful that our Louisiana delegation will not throw the bipartisan history of infrastructure negotiations out the window, i'm grateful that Sen. Cassidy stands with me in this effort. I don't plan to return to my constituents empty-handed.

4. Christopher Hill:

   I think North Korea was North Korea to the process, but North Korea doesn't mean North Korea's over yet, most of the time you don't come back with anything. Most of the time you come back empty-handed.

5. Haruyuki Takahashi:

   You don't go empty-handed. That's common sense.

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