backhand

/bˈækhˌænd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
2. (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward

noun

1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

verb

1. hit a tennis ball backhand

Synonyms for backhand

• backhanded
• left-slanting
• written
• backhand stroke
• backhand shot

Antonyms of backhand

• forehand

Words that rhyme with backhand

• stand
• land
• hand
• band
• command
• demand
• brand
• grand
• strand
• expand
• understand
• offhand
• sand
• bland
• grandstand
• midland
• rand
• remand
• reprimand
• secondhand
• armband
• beforehand
• broadband
• canned
• contraband
• disband
• fairyland
• farmland
• firebrand
• firsthand