be handy

VERB

come

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive become enter get happen hit materialize move occur reach show show up

STRONG

attain burst buzz flare near originate

WEAK

be accessible be at disposal be convenient be obtainable be ready blow in bob up breeze in check in clock in close in draw near drop in fall by fall in get in hit town make it make the scene move toward pop in pop up punch in ring in roll in sign in sky in spring in turn out turn up wind up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal depart disappear go hide leave lose stop

WEAK

recede retreat

Example Sentences

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Travel insurance, which can cover cancellations of the trip itself or the cost of medical emergencies while traveling, can be handy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

This can be handy in case you forget your coupons at home.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2025

A flow chart would be handy to keep track of all the overlapping relationships, career changes and ethnicities here; some gown, some town, some teetering in between.

From New York Times • May 21, 2023

That could be handy for him as it's entirely down to the public who qualifies.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

A bicycle would be handy but you’d have to be working a year for the price of it.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

be handy

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