HANDSEL Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

handsel

noun

ˈhan(t)-səl

Definition of handsel

as in gift

something given to someone without expectation of a return gave little handsels to their houseguests on New Year's Day

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Noun

Every episode at Season 23 is a gift, and a lot of people here feel that way.

— Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Trump opened his remarks there by describing how the new jet parked behind him was a gift from the Qatari royal family.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gift

Noun

One of the largest donors to a pop-up super PAC supporting Muslim or pro-Palestinian candidates is the president of an Islamic organization that collects obligatory religious donations mandated by Sharia law.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
The overhaul would also tighten restrictions on community development grants and donations by requiring those funds be tied to a specific project.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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Selma also has pseudobulbar affect, a neurological condition secondary to her MS, which bears directly on how a medical episode presents to people who do not know her.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Growing up Gottlieb remembers Movado as a destination for her and her mother — for bat mitzvah presents, milestone birthdays and pieces of their own.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of present

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Calvin Klein himself showed up at Leoni’s debut runway presentation in February 2025, seated in the front row alongside Kelly Klein, Kate Moss and Christy Turlington.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
The focus was how AI can be integrated and optimize the existing business – rather than presentation of noisy (and controversial) slates of AI TV shows and movies.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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