Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for advantage. Search instead for anlagetagen.
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.

Starlink, of course, has a large advantage; SpaceX, which accounts for more than half of all orbital launches.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Consider clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, in which blood cells harbor mutations often seen in blood cancer, giving them a growth advantage over their well-behaved neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

However, “it’s going to take time, and threat actors are going to take advantage of that process while we’re on it,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The Lakers finished the regular season with three consecutive wins to hang on to home-court advantage in the first round.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

He could continue to sleep in the birch, where, if not completely protected, he had the advantage of a high redoubt, the upper hand in case of a conflict.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig




Vocabulary lists containing advantage