Definitions

hands-on

[handz-on, -awn] / ˈhændzˈɒn, -ˈɔn /

ADJECTIVE

active participation; experiential

Synonyms

STRONGEST

firsthand

STRONG

manual primary

WEAK

direct experienced explicit immediate individual intimate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

automatic computerized impersonal indirect

WEAK

second-hand

Example Sentences

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Weiss isn’t the first executive to be put in charge of a TV news operation without any hands-on experience.

From Los Angeles Times

Hershey, whose job involves working hands-on with Anthropic customers to deploy Claude, said he frequently shares best practices, based on what he learned from Pokémon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Students get hands-on training and learn about the body and how to use firefighting equipment.

From Los Angeles Times

To help move this field forward, Erdbrügger is organizing a hands-on workshop for UVA scientists focused specifically on extracellular vesicle research.

From Science Daily

People who have worked at and with Lucasfilm said Kennedy has been more of a hands-on producer than a business-focused studio executive.

From The Wall Street Journal