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advantage

[ad-van-tij, -vahn-] / ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn- /
NOUN
benefit; favored position or circumstance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
benefit edge favor gain interest leverage position power preference profit protection recognition return superiority support upper hand
STRONG
aid ascendancy asset assistance authority avail blessing boon break comfort convenience dominance eminence expediency good gratification help hold lead leeway leg up luck mastery odds precedence prestige prevalence resources sanction supremacy utility
WEAK
improvement influence pre-eminence wealth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block disadvantage disapproval disfavor harm hurt impotence incapacity inferiority injury loss waste weakness
STRONG
bad fortune bad luck blockage hindrance misfortune obstruction stop
WEAK
drawback obstacle restriction

Usage

What are other ways to say advantage? Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely. Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.

Example Sentences

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Some analysts have pointed out that Apple’s size and strength gives the company an advantage when negotiating memory prices with suppliers.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

That said, stocks have historically delivered a clear advantage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

City have the home advantage and also have had a week's rest because they were knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 by Real Madrid.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Cote said tariffs provide a marginal financial advantage to U.S. production but don’t determine who sells the most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

At the moment she clearly had the advantage over her brothers, and she readied herself to pounce.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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