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handicap
noun as in disadvantage
noun as in advantage
Weak matches
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“Lack of forward firing ordnance in a CAS supporting aircraft is a major handicap,” he added.
Unprepared, and a laughingstock because of his handicap, Yarvi is bullied on every front—even by his mother.
If the rest of us have had trouble catching up to Robespierre and crew, well, we are starting from a bit of a handicap.
The handicap, after some needling back and forth, was fixed at eight strokes.
McLean listened to the stranger's mild appeal for a ten-stroke handicap.
An absence of ducats, coupled with the necessity of getting my handicap down to ten, has prevented my speaking ere this.
We have laboured under a terrible handicap owing to an almost fatal departure from the Swadeshi spirit.
The event of the season was the handicap race for the Cup given by the Queen, which took place on August 10.
He might yet accomplish big things although he was under a terrific handicap—and he might not.
It is a great handicap having no one to look after things down there.
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On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to handicap, such as: disadvantage, liability, drawback, hindrance, impairment, and impediment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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