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HANDS-ON Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word hands-on. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word hands-on. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for HANDS-ON

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active
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to become more severe or wider in scope

• disposed to take action or effectuate change

• characterized by energetic activity

• exerting influence or producing a change or effect

• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

• (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting

• (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt

• engaged in full-time work

noun

• chemical agent capable of activity

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

• a person who is a participating member of an organization

adjective satellite

• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• taking part in an activity

• in operation

applied
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

experiential
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or resulting from experience

adjective satellite

• derived from experience or the experience of existence

experimental
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or based on experiment

adjective satellite

• relying on observation or experiment

• of the nature of or undergoing an experiment

manual
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of or relating to the hands

• requiring human effort

noun

• a small handbook

• (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle

adjective satellite

• doing or requiring physical work

practical
adjectiveadj
adjective

• concerned with actual use or practice

adjective satellite

• guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

• being actually such in almost every respect

• having or put to a practical purpose or use

tactile
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

adjective satellite

• producing a sensation of touch

trenches
nounn
noun

• a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• any long ditch cut in the ground

verb

• impinge or infringe upon

• fortify by surrounding with trenches

• cut or carve deeply into

• set, plant, or bury in a trench

• cut a trench in, as for drainage

• dig a trench or trenches

front line
nounn
noun

• the line along which opposing armies face each other

Best Hypernyms For HANDS-ON

Here is a list of related hypernyms for hands-on, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
experiential interactive practical

Alternatives for ACTIVE

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