Handy synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Having or showing skill; accomplished; expert
The definition of useful is helpful or beneficial.
Very skilled or accomplished.
Not hard to do or achieve; easy
The definition of nearby is close or not far away.
Near
close-by
Near
Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.
The definition of dexterous is someone skilled at using their body, hands or mind.
Apt means someone who is extraordinarily smart or is quick to learn or understand.
Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness:
convenient (related)
The definition of convenient is something easy to do, causes little trouble or easy to get to.
near (related)
Closely corresponding to or resembling an original:
helpful (related)
The definition of helpful is someone or something that is useful, that provides assistance or aid, or that is prone to providing aid.
profitable (related)
Yielding profit; advantageous:
usable (related)
Capable of being used:
Able to act effectively or imaginatively, especially in difficult situations.
Requiring specialized ability or training:
Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
faraway (antonym)
Abstracted; dreamy:
fit (related)
The definition of fit is proper, appropriate or in good physical condition.
habile
(Now Rare) Able; skillful; handy; clever
The definition of ready is a person or thing that is available or likely to do something.
inept (antonym)
Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:
awkward (antonym)
Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
clumsy (antonym)
The definition of clumsy is someone or something that is shaped, made or moves awkwardly.
bungling (antonym)
Incompetent or inept
inconvenient (antonym)
Not accessible; hard to reach.
hard (antonym)
Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified:
useless (antonym)
(Pejorative, of a person) good-for-nothing; not dependable.
far (antonym)
The definition of far is a long way away.
inconveniently (antonym)
nearby
The definition of adroit is someone who is very skillful at doing something.
Mentally quick and original; bright:
Quick-witted and alert.
Superficially attractive or plausible but lacking depth or soundness:
Easy to talk to or get along with:
The definition of functional is something that is useful for its intended purpose.
Available for use; accessible or employable.
That can be of service; ready for use
Of, relating to, or in the interests of utility:
close (or near) at hand
ability (related)
Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance
used (related)
That has been used
ready to hand
easy to reach
W. C. Handy
United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
william christopher handy
United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
(Law) For one's own benefit
Providing a gain; profitable:
Near or close (to something); adjoining
Such as one may avail one’s self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
In, at, or near the center
(Dated) Difficult to obtain.
bumbling (antonym)
adept physically
Find another word for handy. In this page you can discover 64 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for handy, like: able, skillful, useful, adept, facile, nearby, at-hand, close-by, advantageous, dexterous and apt.