/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hand out Find synonyms for: Noun1. handout, press release, release, announcement, promulgationusage: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation2. handout, charityusage: giving money or food or clothing to a needy personVerb1. distribute, give out, hand out, pass out, give, gift, presentusage: give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rustic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language