/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hands off Find synonyms for: Noun1. handoff, football playusage: (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammateAdjective1. hands-off, passive (vs. active), inactiveusage: not involving participation or intervention; "a hands-off foreign policy"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language