Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for advantage. Search instead for adventstagen.
Definitions

advantage

[ad-van-tij, -vahn-] / ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn- /


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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In the fifth inning Friday, Wyatt Langford deposited a Glasnow curveball into the Dodgers’ bullpen; his first home run this season pushed Texas’ advantage to 4-2.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

They have home advantage in this year's expected title showdown on 17 May, which could set up another barnstorming finale to the championship.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s “yet another advantage IBM can bring to bear in enabling, scaling, and governing production AI systems that will necessarily need to be scaffolded atop existing IT architectures,” Boolani wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

George took advantage of the chaos to arrange the daring escape of his family and 50 other enslaved people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Marina took advantage of the loyalty she inspired and used it to get her recruits to cooperate.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




Vocabulary lists containing advantage