on the one hand
From this perspective
On the one hand introduces the first of two contrasting considerations, almost always followed by "on the other hand": On the one hand, the job pays well; on the other hand, the commute is brutal.
The phrase signals balanced deliberation, weighing competing factors before reaching a conclusion.
- althoughConcessive conjunction
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- weighing optionsConsidering alternatives carefully
- coinStamped metal currency
- pros and consFavorable and unfavorable points
two sides · counterpoint · flip side · juxtaposition · trade-off · deliberation · dichotomy · viewpoint · firstly · antithesis · meanwhile · duality · polarity · palm · either · divergence · gesture · both
on the one handon the other hand
Phrase introducing contrast
then again · but then · conversely · on the flip side · but then again
on the one handin conclusion
Signals the ending
all things considered · on balance · ultimately · all in all · at the end of the day
hand, handle, handy, handsome, handful, handed, underhanded, on the other hand, unhand