handbill vs circular

handbill and circular both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handbill	Yes	No	No	No
circular	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, handbill and circular are synonyms defined as:

handbill and circular: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

Other synonyms of handbill include bill, broadsheet, broadside, flier, flyer, throwaway.

handbill (noun)	circular (noun)
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution	an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

handbill (adjective)	circular (adjective)
	having the shape or form of a circle
	describing a circle; moving in a circle