Synonyms for Handicaps:

• n.

  •diseases (noun)
  • Viruses,
  • Diseases,
  • conditions,
  • ailments,
  • bugs,
  • agues,
  • curses,
  • attacks,
  • Maladies,
  • Syndromes,
  • disorders,
  • sicknesses,
  • Disabilities,
  • Fevers,
  • breakdowns,
  • collapses,
  • illnesses,
  • Infections,
  • Spasms,
  • pestilences,
  • complaints,
  • malaises,
  • complications,
  • debilities,
  • Infirmities,
  • affections,
  • symptoms.
  •hindrances (noun)
  • barriers,
  • dampers,
  • constraints,
  • Inhibitions,
  • entrapments,
  • obstacles,
  • deterrents,
  • restraints,
  • blockades,
  • restrictions,
  • hindrances,
  • Frustrations,
  • entanglements,
  • cul-de-sacs,
  • hurdles,
  • obstructions,
  • impediments,
  • interruptions,
  • disadvantages,
  • oppositions,
  • stoppages,
  • impasses,
  • blockages.
  •penalties (noun)
  • Judgments,
  • discounts,
  • forfeitures,
  • disciplines,
  • encumbrances,
  • abatements,
  • Premiums,
  • Punishments,
  • retributions,
  • chastisements,
  • burdens,
  • drawbacks,
  • fines,
  • Penalties,
  • deductions,
  • corrections.

• v.

  •disables (verb)
  • invalidates,
  • neutralizes,
  • vitiates,
  • deadens,
  • hobbles,
  • hinders,
  • hamstrings,
  • disarms,
  • cripples,
  • stuns,
  • paralyzes,
  • hampers,
  • enfeebles,
  • impairs,
  • undermines,
  • stupefies,
  • disables,
  • anesthetizes,
  • weakens,
  • benumbs,
  • prostrates,
  • scotches,
  • saps,
  • screws up,
  • tampers,
  • Cramps,
  • Lames,
  • incapacitates,
  • Botches,
  • dulls,
  • abrogates.
  •hinders (verb)
  • deters,
  • inhibits,
  • curbs,
  • restrains,
  • clogs,
  • plugs,
  • drags,
  • congests,
  • Delays,
  • fouls,
  • thwarts,
  • resists,
  • snags,
  • opposes,
  • restricts,
  • entangles,
  • stays,
  • chokes,
  • stops,
  • detains,
  • catches,
  • bottlenecks,
  • tangles,
  • dams,
  • crimps,
  • complicates,
  • entraps,
  • mires,
  • snarls,
  • jams,
  • interrupts,
  • impedes,
  • fetters,
  • brakes,
  • baffles,
  • blocks,
  • obstructs,
  • checks,
  • bungs,
  • frustrates,
  • bars,
  • constipates,
  • counters,
  • constrains.
  •penalizes (verb)
  • deducts,
  • forfeits,
  • punishes,
  • corrects,
  • judges,
  • penalizes,
  • encumbers,
  • chastises,
  • abates.

Paraphrases for Handicaps:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, plural
    Disabilities.
  • Proper noun, singular
    disability, Disabilities.
  • Noun, plural
    handicapped, hindrances, Disabilities.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, plural
    obstructions, obstacles.
  • Proper noun, singular
    obstacle, obstacles.
  • Noun, plural
    impediments, obstructions, roadblocks, obstacles.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, plural
    paralympics, limitations, disorders.
  • Proper noun, singular
    barriers, disorder, functioning, Rong, director.
  • Noun, plural
    caps, conditions, discriminations, conditionalities, imperfections, hazards, hardships, impairments, repercussions, constrains, disturbances, challenges, Disincentives, complications, inconveniences, vulnerabilities, pains, shortcomings, deprivations, preconditions, limits, Deficiencies, Complexities, prohibitions, inadequacies, contraints, disruptions, constraints, inefficiencies, contraintes, commotions, insufficiencies, predicaments, restrictions, margins, limitations, hassles, Irregularities, odds, invalids, Adversities, Capacities, disabled, Strains, problems, gaps, restraints, bottlenecks, deterrents, disorders, ailments, pitfalls, demerits, strings, hurdles, Risks, scarcities, liabilities, negatives, advantages, illnesses, shackles, Penalties, straits, upheavals, drawbacks, inequities, burdens, bridges, dilemmas, downsides, deficits, stops, malfunctions, bounds, costs, bumps, failings, Frailties, defects, omissions, shortages, ills, troubles, weaknesses, cutbacks, setbacks, confines, pressures, throes, Boundaries, loopholes, brakes, curbs, ceilings, flaws, shortfalls, trade-offs, fragilities, reduced, blockages, snags, cons, failures, Provisos, travails, needs, blocks, bars, bans, lapses, faults, errors, WOES, evils, struggles, losses, types, cuts, holes, barriers.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    impedes, impairs, hampers, hinders, stymies, underdevelops, undermines, creates, inhibits, obstructs, establishes, generates, develops, builds, produces, deters.

• Other Related

  • Noun, plural
    difficulty, Difficulties.

Handicaps Sentence Examples:

• For all his handicaps he was still in fair health, and the best that he could hope for was that Priscilla, among her new duties, would remember him, come back to him, make his lonely home a retreat and comfort when her arduous duties permitted.

• Once solved, the severe handicaps imposed on space exploration by the weight and chemical limitations of rockets would no longer apply.