Command
Command verb - To serve as leader of.
Usage example: the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims
Handle and command are semantically related in have authority over topic. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Command".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good command | good handle |
| low | low command | low handle |
| better | better command | better handle |
| similar | similar command | similar handle |
| Other adjectives: complete, certain, heavy, strong, actual, real, new, former. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Shadowrun, movie studios like to hire mages to handle special effects since it's considerably cheaper than CGI or practical effects when you have a guy who can craft believable illusions on command.
Source: Master of Illusion - The Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series, has the eponymous Tiberium, green rocks from outer space, that needs special equipment to handle, like Harvesters or Weed-Eaters.
Source: Phlebotinum-Handling Equipment - Oddly Small Organization: Especially prevailant in the earlier days, where SC insisted he and his squad of third-in-command Commandos handle the important missions themselves.
Source: Fan Fic / Game Over
Cite this Source
Handle and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/handle
Command & Handle. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/handle>.
Handle or Command. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/handle.
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