Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun backhand

1 sense of backhand

Sense 1
backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot -- (a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke)
       => return -- (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb backhand

1 sense of backhand

Sense 1
backhand -- (hit a tennis ball backhand)
       => hit -- (cause to move by striking; "hit a ball")

Antonyms of adj backhand

2 senses of backhand

Sense 1
backhand (prenominal) (vs. forehand), backhanded -- ((of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke)

forehand(prenominal) (vs. backhand), forehanded -- ((of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke)

Sense 2
backhand, left-slanting -- ((of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward)

INDIRECT (VIA written) -> spoken -- (uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken")

Similarity of adj backhand

2 senses of backhand

Sense 1
backhand (prenominal) (vs. forehand), backhanded -- ((of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke)

Sense 2
backhand, left-slanting -- ((of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward)
       => written (vs. spoken) -- (set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence")