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.

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Flash memory does have advantages in some cases.

From Barron's

Ultimately, if a bigger sandwich gets customers in the door — and those diners complement their purchase with a side of fries and a beverage — then it all works out to a restaurant’s advantage, he said.

From MarketWatch

As their finances improve, they will also take advantage of the higher IRS limits for people their age, and invest any additional earnings through an after-tax brokerage account.

From MarketWatch

Flash memory does have advantages in some use cases.

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