Antonyms for handicapped
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : han-dee-kapt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæn diˌkæpt |
Definition of handicapped
Origin :- "disabled," 1915, past participle adjective from handicap (v.). Originally especially of children. Meaning "handicapped persons generally" is attested by 1958.
- adj thwarted
- You will not want the care of her––young people should not be handicapped in that way.
- Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
- I will plod for hours and hours at a time, and at every turn I am handicapped.
- Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
- You overweight your boy going off and he will be handicapped out of the race, too.
- Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
- They were handicapped by the burros, though, which helped us.
- Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
- He was handicapped as he had been all along by the absence of the vines one could use for lashings.
- Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
- Arcot examined it carefully, handicapped somewhat by its heat.
- Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell
- This handicapped him in private practice and in some measure as a lecturer.
- Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore
- Owing to an unfortunate incident he was handicapped at the start.
- Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore
- Course, he had to go in disguise, but he was handicapped by havin' red hair.
- Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
- Why should he remember he was handicapped, by a pretty woman and a pathetic episode?
- Extract from : « Found At Blazing Star » by Bret Harte
Synonyms for handicapped
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