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Antonyms for handicapped


Grammar : Adj
Spell : han-dee-kapt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæn diˌkæpt



Definition of handicapped

Origin :
  • "disabled," 1915, past participle adjective from handicap (v.). Originally especially of children. Meaning "handicapped persons generally" is attested by 1958.
  • adj thwarted
Example sentences :
  • You will not want the care of her––young people should not be handicapped in that way.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • I will plod for hours and hours at a time, and at every turn I am handicapped.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • You overweight your boy going off and he will be handicapped out of the race, too.
  • Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
  • They were handicapped by the burros, though, which helped us.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • He was handicapped as he had been all along by the absence of the vines one could use for lashings.
  • Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
  • Arcot examined it carefully, handicapped somewhat by its heat.
  • Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell
  • This handicapped him in private practice and in some measure as a lecturer.
  • Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore
  • Owing to an unfortunate incident he was handicapped at the start.
  • Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore
  • Course, he had to go in disguise, but he was handicapped by havin' red hair.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • Why should he remember he was handicapped, by a pretty woman and a pathetic episode?
  • Extract from : « Found At Blazing Star » by Bret Harte

Synonyms for handicapped

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