barehanded
Using naked palms
Barehanded means with the hands uncovered or unprotected—without gloves, tools, or weapons.
A worker handling rough materials barehanded risks injury.
To catch something barehanded is to snag it without a mitt: He caught the fly ball barehanded.
By extension, it suggests confronting something without preparation or equipment: She built the business barehanded.
Lacking hand covering
- exposedOut in open
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- uncoveredMade visible or known
unguarded · raw · calloused · blistered · scraped · splinter · abrasion · risk
Having no arms
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- brawlingFighting noisily in public
fistfight · combat · struggle · disarmed · unequipped · pugilist · boxer · martial arts
Skilled manual worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- laborerPhysical task performer
- kneadingManual dough development
- sculptingShaping material into forms
pottery · gardening · digging · weeding · harvest · plucking · peeling · shucking
Handling balls in play
- snagUnforeseen complication
- grabSeize abruptly
- snatchRapid forceful taking
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
pluck · intercept · reception · reflexes · outfielder · fly ball · line drive · juggle
Before documented civilization
- cavemanPrehistoric cave-dwelling human
- paleolithicEarliest tool-making period
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
- primalFirst in origin
ancestral · stone-age · survival · foraging · skinning · butchering · spearfishing · tribal
Showing bravery under threat
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- boldCourageous and daring
- daringAdventurous courage
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
gutsy · intrepid · unflinching · reckless · foolhardy · death-defying · thrill-seeking · stunt
gloveless
Lacking hand covering
- exposedOut in open
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
uncovered · unguarded · raw · calloused · blistered · scraped · splinter · abrasion · risk · hazard
weaponless
Having no arms
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
brawling · fistfight · combat · struggle · disarmed · unequipped · pugilist · boxer · martial arts · self-defense
craftsman
Skilled manual worker
sculpting · pottery · gardening · digging · weeding · harvest · plucking · peeling · shucking · shelling
fielding
Handling balls in play
clutch · pluck · intercept · reception · reflexes · outfielder · fly ball · line drive · juggle · bobble
prehistoric
Before documented civilization
- cavemanPrehistoric cave-dwelling human
- paleolithicEarliest tool-making period
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
primal · ancestral · stone-age · survival · foraging · skinning · butchering · spearfishing · tribal · instinctive
courageous
Showing bravery under threat
audacious · gutsy · intrepid · unflinching · reckless · foolhardy · death-defying · thrill-seeking · stunt · brazen