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adjective

Definition of hands-downnext
as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort after all that worrying, the game for the championship turned out to be a hands-down win

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hands down

2 of 3

adverb

ˈhan(d)z-ˈdau̇n How to pronounce hands down (audio)
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as in definitely
without any question she is hands down the most gifted musician in the class

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as in easily
without difficulty she'll win the dancing competition hands down

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hands down

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of hand down
1
as in passes (down)

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as in kithes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-down
  1. easy
  2. definitely
  3. easily
  4. smooth
  5. certainly
  6. informs
  7. simple
  8. surely
Adjective
  • But the Trump Administration could make life easier for Putin in the meantime by, say, cutting off U.S. military aid for Ukraine.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Fact checked by Sarah Scott Deciding to step away from my full-time job just before my twins were born was easy.
    Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of easy
Adverb
  • Neil Mockford The Men of the Year awards isn't technically a part of Kidman's Babygirl press tour, but this outfit was definitely bringing the film's BDSM vibes.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
  • But then also, definitely the trans landscape, the bills that were being introduced to all the legislation around the country, started to creep on up on me.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of definitely
Adverb
  • Colors with shorter wavelengths, such as blues and violets, scatter more easily than colors with longer wavelengths, which include red and orange.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In keeping with the theme of this column, every class of Nacogdoches, local or visiting, blended easily in this friendly oasis.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of easily
Adjective
  • Returning from larger stomping grounds to run one of the state’s most diverse cities is not always the smoothest transition, political experts have said.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Trump thanked President Joe Biden for a smooth transition of power during their White House meeting.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of smooth
Adverb
  • There are certainly alternatives to chlorine and chloramines, which come with their own benefits and detriments: many European countries disinfect their water with ozone, and McCurry says that another option is the use of UV light.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Amer certainly won’t be the only ones increasing prices if tariffs hit.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of certainly
Verb
  • This commitment to deeper learning not only broadens his understanding of leadership but also informs his approach to developing training programs.
    Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • An icon and a disfigurement Funk, 54, said that even as the monks strive to remain separate from ordinary life in Chicago, the city also informs and reflects the spiritual work that goes on in the monastery.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of informs
Adjective
  • If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of simple
Adverb
  • The chance to win some viral fame or even just positive online attention is surely part of it, but those returns are diminishing.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • If there’s a property to whet buyers’ appetites, this is surely it.
    Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of surely
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