upper hand

up·per hand

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp-er hand]
- /ˈʌp ər hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp-er hand]
- /ˈʌp ər hænd/

Definitions of upper hand words

noun upper hand the dominating or controlling position; advantage: to have the upper hand in the fight. 1
noun upper hand advantage 1
noun upper hand the position of advantage or control 0

See all 3 definitions of upper hand

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Origin of upper hand

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1475-85

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Parts of speech for Upper hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Upper hand

upper hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

upper hand usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for upper hand

noun upper hand

ace up one's sleeve — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
ascendance — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
ascendancy — If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group.
authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.

adj upper hand

all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
in the saddle — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
powerful — physically strong, as a person: a large, powerful athlete.

adjective upper hand

wieldy — readily wielded or managed, as in use or action.

All 27 Synonyms of upper hand