Definition for Handy:

• Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.

Synonyms for Handy:

• adj.

  •adept physically (adjective)
  • deft,
  • dexterous,
  • clever,
  • ingenious,
  • fit,
  • skilled,
  • nimble,
  • able,
  • expert,
  • proficient,
  • skillful,
  • adroit.
  •all (adjective)
  • ready to hand.
  •close (adjective)
  • nearly,
  • around the corner,
  • nigh,
  • near-at-hand.
  •easy to use (adjective)
  • utile,
  • beneficial,
  • adaptable,
  • neat,
  • practical,
  • wieldy,
  • helpful,
  • useful,
  • manageable,
  • profitable,
  • serviceable,
  • advantageous,
  • practicable,
  • functional,
  • Gainful,
  • central.
  •facile (adjective)
  • dexterous,
  • smooth,
  • effortless,
  • uncomplicated,
  • deft,
  • facile,
  • fluent,
  • efficient,
  • easy,
  • simple,
  • adroit.
  •near (adjective)
  • near,
  • nearby,
  • proximal.
  •nearby (adjective)
  • ready,
  • close,
  • adjacent,
  • convenient,
  • on hand,
  • near-at-hand,
  • at hand,
  • within reach,
  • accessible,
  • available,
  • near.
  •on tap (adjective)
  • at one's fingertips.
  •prepared (adjective)
  • ready,
  • in readiness.
  •skillful (adjective)
  • artful,
  • ambidextrous,
  • competent,
  • talented,
  • expert,
  • capable,
  • apt,
  • skillful,
  • efficient,
  • adroit,
  • agile,
  • facile,
  • adept,
  • genius,
  • deft,
  • dexterous,
  • proficient,
  • crafty,
  • masterful,
  • Sure-footed,
  • clever,
  • accomplished,
  • versatile,
  • able,
  • crack,
  • skilled,
  • nimble,
  • cunning.
  •user-friendly (adjective)
  • untroublesome.
  •utilizable (adjective)
  • beneficial,
  • helpful,
  • serviceable,
  • applicable,
  • employable,
  • practical,
  • reusable,
  • convenient,
  • functional,
  • multipurpose,
  • versatile,
  • effectual,
  • instrumental,
  • appropriate,
  • utilizable,
  • expedient,
  • practicable,
  • utilitarian,
  • applied,
  • at hand,
  • usable,
  • effective,
  • all-purpose,
  • commodious,
  • useful,
  • available,
  • advantageous,
  • suitable,
  • fitting.
  •working (adjective)
  • functional.

• adv

  •near (adverb)
  • by.

• n.

  •
  • close.
  •
  • gifted,
  • good.
  •
  • ability,
  • slick,
  • valuable.
  •
  • near,
  • nearby.
  •dexterous (noun)
  • fit.
  •handy (noun)
  • w. c. handy,
  • convenient,
  • ready to hand,
  • William Christopher Handy,
  • accessible,
  • adroit.
  •person (noun)
  • w. c. handy,
  • William Christopher Handy.
  •useful (noun)
  • profitable,
  • Gainful.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • near.
  •
  • nearby,
  • neat.
  •
  • slick.
  •Other relevant words:
  • craftsman,
  • nigh,
  • acute,
  • transportable,
  • quick,
  • clean,
  • feasible,
  • gifted,
  • user-friendly,
  • believable,
  • pocket,
  • profitable,
  • close,
  • keen,
  • approaching,
  • accelerate,
  • utility,
  • pliant,
  • creative,
  • valuable,
  • feat,
  • tractable,
  • pliable,
  • interchange,
  • magisterial,
  • w. c. handy,
  • adroitly,
  • within reach,
  • adeptness,
  • friendly,
  • inventive,
  • proximate,
  • in readiness,
  • expediency,
  • look sharp,
  • further,
  • completely,
  • carry on,
  • hurry,
  • applicatory,
  • lightweight,
  • flexible,
  • all-round,
  • at ease,
  • application,
  • craft,
  • minimal,
  • weakness,
  • commodiousness,
  • around the corner,
  • operable,
  • on the table,
  • utile,
  • operational,
  • on the ball,
  • knowing,
  • tangible,
  • conversant,
  • belt along,
  • facilitate,
  • of use,
  • gain,
  • diplomatic,
  • facility,
  • authoritative,
  • wieldy,
  • artist,
  • expedience,
  • nearly,
  • precisely,
  • adjacent,
  • aptitude,
  • gettable,
  • subservient,
  • severely,
  • manoeuvrable,
  • adroitness,
  • in gear,
  • statesmanlike,
  • even if,
  • hotfoot,
  • working,
  • ready-made,
  • convenience,
  • skill,
  • approachable,
  • minuscule,
  • at one's disposal,
  • near-at-hand,
  • nearby,
  • proximal,
  • original,
  • ability,
  • baby,
  • accomplishment,
  • adjustable,
  • Daedal,
  • nimble-fingered,
  • assist,
  • ministerial,
  • many-sided,
  • on tap,
  • toy,
  • approximately,
  • brilliant,
  • politic,
  • handily,
  • hand,
  • portable,
  • intermediary,
  • earnestly,
  • at fingertips,
  • conveniently,
  • credible,
  • Wieldable,
  • dexterity,
  • thoroughbred,
  • address,
  • neat,
  • plausible,
  • goodly,
  • narrowly,
  • favoring,
  • on deck,
  • Gainful,
  • smoothly,
  • maneuverable,
  • adaptable,
  • crackerjack,
  • exactly,
  • bantam,
  • hie,
  • cute,
  • pocket-sized,
  • smart,
  • manageable,
  • protean,
  • canny,
  • plea,
  • opportune,
  • finesse,
  • present,
  • ductile,
  • workmanlike,
  • parsimoniously,
  • infallible,
  • snug,
  • conducive,
  • perfectly,
  • on hand,
  • banty,
  • vest-pocket,
  • directly,
  • good,
  • resourceful,
  • sufficient,
  • ingenious,
  • excellent,
  • yielding,
  • reachable,
  • totally,
  • adjoining,
  • small-scale,
  • thoroughly,
  • imaginative,
  • home,
  • intimate,
  • some,
  • multifaceted,
  • Adjacently,
  • au fait,
  • not difficult,
  • delicacy,
  • light,
  • sharp,
  • William Christopher Handy,
  • ministering,
  • cleverness,
  • soberly,
  • conveniences,
  • tightly,
  • up to,
  • Daedalian,
  • agility,
  • readily,
  • entirely,
  • Carriable,
  • agential,
  • multi-purpose,
  • foreman,
  • neighboring,
  • Mediatorial,
  • forwarding,
  • at one's fingertips,
  • near,
  • little,
  • dearly,
  • deliver,
  • Facilitating,
  • close-by,
  • artificer,
  • fully,
  • by,
  • coordinated,
  • art,
  • professional,
  • miniaturized,
  • soundly,
  • deed,
  • Twelvemo,
  • comfortable,
  • pony,
  • hasten,
  • masterly,
  • favor,
  • good at,
  • trouble-free,
  • fit,
  • artistic,
  • malleable,
  • agentive,
  • dextrous,
  • cultivate,
  • Bravura,
  • contiguous,
  • accurately,
  • seriously,
  • Promoting,
  • well-done,
  • encourage,
  • bright,
  • achievement,
  • obtainable,
  • in working order,
  • act,
  • ease,
  • expedite,
  • Minikin,
  • miniature,
  • prepared,
  • virtuoso,
  • boss,
  • all-around,
  • imminent,
  • accessible,
  • tactful,
  • close at hand,
  • Mediating,
  • untroublesome,
  • gravely,
  • artisan,
  • skilful,
  • diminutive,
  • shrewd,
  • in practice,
  • closely,
  • relieve oneself,
  • active,
  • central,
  • instantly,
  • ready to hand,
  • graceful,
  • compact,
  • alleviate,
  • Duodecimo,
  • goodish,
  • stylish,
  • ready,
  • foolproof,
  • headman,
  • subminiature,
  • advance,
  • solemnly,
  • slick,
  • small,
  • fancy,
  • lighten,
  • Assisting,
  • at the ready,
  • composer.

Antonyms for Handy:

• adj.

  • adept physically
    unskilled, unsuitable, untrained.
  • easy to use
    disadvantageous, unworkable, impossible, worthless.
  • nearby
    clumsy, faraway, bungling, inconveniently, inconvenient, useless, inept, awkward, hard, unavailable, Unhandy, bumbling.
  • Other antonyms:
    gawky, inconvenient, gauche, far-off, bungling, untaught, maladroit, ham-handed, inexpert, inaccessible, stiff, far, incompetent, klutzy, uncomfortable, handless, Unhandy, faraway, unreachable, ungraceful, ungainly, stilted, fumbling, unskilled, butterfingered, unavailable, unobtainable, wooden, inept, removed, uneasy, heavy-handed, awkward, uncoordinated, untouchable, clumsy, incapable, helpless, graceless, unaccessible, remote, unattainable, untrained, ham-fisted, distant, away, shiftless, unapproachable.

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    awkward, clumsy, ham-fisted, inaccessible, incompetent, inconvenient, inept, inexpert, maladroit, unavailable, unskilled, unwieldy, useless, Unaccomplished, unskilful, out of the way.