hands down
By a landslide
Hands down means easily, decisively, or without question: She's hands down the best player on the team.
The phrase comes from horse racing—a jockey so far ahead can drop the reins and still win.
It emphasizes that something isn't even close: That was hands down the worst movie I've ever seen.
With total certainty
- unquestionablyBeyond any dispute
- indisputablyBeyond all argument
- without questionBeyond any doubt
- no contestUneven match or plea
clearly · obviously · definitely · absolutely · certainly · unmistakably · beyond doubt · no doubt
Without visible labor
- easilyWithout difficulty
- no sweatCasual assurance of ease
- no problemCasual acceptance or dismissal
- simplyIn plain terms
without effort · readily · smoothly · with ease · comfortably · naturally · without breaking a sweat · piece of cake
undoubtedly
With total certainty
- unquestionablyBeyond any dispute
- indisputablyBeyond all argument
- without questionBeyond any doubt
no contest · clearly · obviously · definitely · absolutely · certainly · unmistakably · beyond doubt · no doubt · decisively
effortlessly
Without visible labor
- easilyWithout difficulty
- no sweatCasual assurance of ease
- no problemCasual acceptance or dismissal
without effort · simply · readily · smoothly · with ease · comfortably · naturally · without breaking a sweat · piece of cake · walk in the park
- Old Idiomsbeyond the pale, hue and cry, scot-free, knight in shining armor, eat humble pie
- photo directionssmile, pose, look at me, chin up, hold it
- superlativesexcellent, superb, best, outstanding, supreme
- affirmationsyes, yeah, yep, okay, sure
- Horse Idiomshold your horses, dark horse, high horse, straight from the horse's mouth, horse sense
- racing termsbackstretch, checkered flag, daily double, dead heat, exacta
hands downby a hair
by a whisker · by a nose · by the skin of one's teeth · narrowly · barely
hands downwith great difficulty
In a hard manner
the hard way · by the skin of one's teeth · tooth and nail · barely · against all odds
hands downarguably
Open to debate
debatably · questionably · possibly · perhaps · conceivably
hand, handle, hands, handful, handled, handling, handed, handshake, handles