advantages

NOUN

benefit; favored position or circumstance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asset choice convenience dominance edge favor gain improvement influence interest lead leverage position power preference profit protection recognition return superiority support upper hand wealth

STRONG

aid ascendancy assistance authority avail blessing boon break comfort eminence expediency good gratification help hold leeway luck mastery odds precedence prestige prevalence resources sanction starting supremacy utility

WEAK

leg-up pre-eminence

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block disadvantage disapproval disfavor harm hurt impotence incapacity inferiority injury loss subservience waste weakness

STRONG

bad fortune bad luck blockage hindrance misfortune obstruction stop

WEAK

drawback obstacle restriction

Example Sentences

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advantages

“If students could see immediate advantages to college, the colleges would attract more enrollments.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The fuel is cleaner than coal and has energy security advantages over piped gas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Hillman said there were advantages and disadvantages to being a commuter student.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Our own hometown of Cuenca offers many of the same advantages.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

There were advantages, he could see, to being made of wood.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker