Handicap
Handicap noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Return and handicap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a noun "Handicap".
Nearby Words: handicapped, handicapping
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Often that handicap results in their elimination at the next opportunity— but sometimes, they overcome the handicap and return to a competitive position in the pack.
Source: Eliminated From The Race -
Steve himself later gets a prosthetic to fix at least the cosmetic part of his handicap, but he's forced to return to his badass eyepatch.
Source: Disabled Love Interest
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Return and Handicap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handicap/return
Handicap & Return. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/handicap/return>.
Return or Handicap. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/handicap/return.
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