'upper hand' definitions:
Definition of 'upper hand'
From: WordNet
noun
Position of advantage and control [syn: upper hand, whip hand]
Synonyms of 'upper hand'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advantage,
- ascendance,
- ascendancy,
- authority,
- balance of power,
- bulge,
- charisma,
- charm,
- clout,
- coign of vantage,
- consequence,
- control,
- credit,
- dominance,
- dominancy,
- domination,
- dominion,
- drop,
- edge,
- effect,
- eminence,
- eminent domain,
- enchantment,
- esteem,
- favor,
- flying start,
- force,
- good feeling,
- head start,
- hold,
- importance,
- incidental power,
- influence,
- influentiality,
- inside track,
- insinuation,
- jump,
- leadership,
- leverage,
- magnetism,
- mastery,
- moment,
- odds,
- overlordship,
- personality,
- persuasion,
- potency,
- power,
- predominance,
- predominancy,
- predomination,
- preeminence,
- preponderance,
- prepotence,
- prepotency,
- pressure,
- prestige,
- primacy,
- principality,
- purchase,
- reign,
- repute,
- rule,
- running start,
- say,
- something extra,
- something in reserve,
- sovereignty,
- start,
- suasion,
- subtle influence,
- suggestion,
- superiority,
- supremacy,
- suzerainship,
- suzerainty,
- sway,
- vantage,
- vantage ground,
- vantage point,
- victory,
- weight,
- whip hand