Definitions

on hand

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available adj.
gettable adj.
handy adj.
immediate adj.
present adj.
ready adj.
here adv.

ADJECTIVE

available

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible applicable convenient feasible free handy possible usable vacant

WEAK

achievable at hand at one's disposal attainable come-at-able derivable from getatable obtainable on deck on tap open to prepared procurable purchasable reachable ready willing and able realizable securable serviceable up for grabs

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconvenient limited occupied

WEAK

unavailable unobtainable

ADJECTIVE

gettable

Synonyms

WEAK

accessible achievable acquirable applicable at hand at one's disposal attainable available come-at-able convenient derivable from feasible free getatable handy obtainable on deck on tap open to possible prepared procurable purchasable

ADJECTIVE

handy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible available close-by convenient

STRONG

close ready

WEAK

adjacent at hand close-at-hand near near-at-hand within reach

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unavailable unhandy

WEAK

faraway inconvenient

ADJECTIVE

immediate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actual prompt urgent

WEAK

at once at present time at this moment critical current existing extant first hair-trigger instant live next now paramount present pressing up-to-date

Antonyms

WEAK

away distant eventually far later never

ADJECTIVE

present

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant near ready there

WEAK

accounted for at hand available existent in attendance in view made the scene on board on deck on-the-spot show up there with bells on within reach

Antonyms

WEAK

absent away distant far

ADJECTIVE

ready

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible apt handy qualified ripe

STRONG

adjusted anticipating arranged completed covered equipped fit near organized primed set waiting wired

WEAK

all set all systems go at beck and call at fingertips at hand at the ready champing at bit close to hand convenient equal to expectant fixed for in line in order in place in position in readiness in the saddle on call on tap on the brink open to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incapable unskilled

WEAK

unavailable uneducated unprepared unready untrained

ADVERB

here

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant attending hither present

WEAK

available hereabouts hitherto in this direction on board on deck on the spot within reach

Antonyms

WEAK

there

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on hand

Around 350 members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces arrived last week in Borneo's hard-hit West Kalimantan province, with three helicopters on hand to assist with firefighting efforts, the mission's public affairs officer Takeshi Koga told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Also on hand were both Los Angeles mayoral candidates: incumbent Bass and challenger Nithya Raman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

As of July 31, it had $403 million on hand.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

“The more money you spend on fuel, the less money you have on hand to pay bills and to profit at the end of the year,” said Scott Litchfield, a truck driver in Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But Ser Brus and Ser Malegom were on hand, entertaining such brothers as had gathered with the latest tidings from Eastwatch and beyond the sea.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

on hand

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