📖 Definitions of "Backhanded"
verb
- 1
To execute a backhand stroke or throw
- 2
To slap with the back of one's hand
adjective
- 1
With the back of the hand.
- 2
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
- 3
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
- 4
Indirect.
adverb
- 1
In a backhanded manner.
🔄 Synonyms of "Backhanded"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
↔️ Antonyms of "Backhanded"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| forehanded | (now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backhanded"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| indirectnoun | Not direct: |
| cack-handed | Clumsy; inept. |
| side-handed | Done with the side of the hand. |
| underhanded | Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating. |
| fullhanded | Alternative form of full-handed. |
| under-handed | Alternative form of underhanded. [In an underhanded manner.] |
| back-to-backnoun | Sequential or consecutive. |
| uphanded | Overbearing. |
| uphandverb | To lift with an upward movement of the hands. |
| backward | Indicating position or direction. |
| loose-handed | Casual; undisciplined or haphazard. |
| cross-handed | Done with hands or forearms crossed over each other. |
| off-handed | (mining, now rare) Offhand. |
| fore-handed | (US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent. |
| ass-backwards | (idiomatic, colloquial) Hopelessly misguided; contrary to what is normal, expected, or logical; having taken the utterly wrong choice. |
| back-asswards | (humorous, colloquial, mildly offensive) Alternative form of ass-backwards. [(colloquial) Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap.] |
| wide-handed | Generous |
| closehanded | Covetous; penurious; stingy |
| overhand | Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders. |
| backish | (informal) Somewhat at the back. |
⚡ Words Strongly Associated with "Backhanded"
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