Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hand-down

1 sense of hand down

Sense 1
hand down -- (passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations")
       => pass on -- (give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law")

Antonyms of adj hands-down

1 sense of hands-down

Sense 1
hands-down -- (achieved without great effort; "a hands-down victory")

INDIRECT (VIA easy) -> difficult, hard -- (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?")

Similarity of adj hands-down

1 sense of hands-down

Sense 1
hands-down -- (achieved without great effort; "a hands-down victory")
       => easy (vs. difficult) -- (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma")

Synonyms of adv hands-down

1 sense of hands down

Sense 1
handily, hands down -- (with no difficulty; "she beat him handily")