Guide
Handle
Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
Usage example: as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up
Guide is a synonym for handle in control topic. You can use "Guide" instead a verb "Handle", if it concerns topics such as manage, administer.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old guide | old handle |
| good | good guide | good handle |
| similar | similar guide | similar handle |
| short | short guide | short handle |
| Other adjectives: complete, certain, friendly, actual, real, massive, big, huge, little, excellent, experienced, new, former, online. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Miranda, Jacob, and Wilson merely guide the way for Commander Shepard through the station, as they're perfectly aware that Shepard knows how to handle combat.
Source: Justified Tutorial -
The Radiation Suit entry in the Doom II: Hell on Earth strategy guide calls this trope out almost word-for-word: "OSHA may not like it, but to get the job done, you're going to have to handle a little toxic waste."
Source: No OSHA Compliance - Sesshoumaru does eventually calm down enough to realise his father's true intention was for him to guide Inuyasha not be killed by him, and therefore decides to sacrifice his claim to both swords forever as part of a Hidden Purpose Test to see if Inuyasha is strong enough to handle the technique.
Source: Awful Truth
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