Great
Great adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Upper hand and great are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upper hand" instead an adjective "Great".
Upper hand
Upper hand noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Great and upper hand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Great" instead an adjective phrase "Upper hand".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- And though Pit fares much better with the Great Sacred Treasure, Hades still had the upper hand and only lost due to Medusa's Villainous Rescue.
Source: Invincible Villain -
Reality Ensues: When Shua fights Cade, he initially has the upper hand, demonstrating a great amount of strength and technique.
Source: Animation / Sky Blue - Once his Children are beaten by the Kids, he takes them on and does great...until an adult Nigel Uno gets the upper hand with a soft-ice-cream spraying machine to cool off his fires.
Source: The Pawns Go First
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