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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

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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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Industry players early in research and development are already gaining first-mover advantages, the firm wrote, while investments are ramping up and government policies are holding quantum as a sovereign priority.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Exchange-traded funds have advantages that have attracted trillions in savings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

These numerical advantages helped Spurs establish strong attacking possession in the final third, spending less time defending in their own half.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Entangled systems made up of multiple quantum particles offer major advantages for communication technologies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

My people had been brought here against their will—without the advantages of speaking English, understanding what democracy meant, or knowing anything about how people lived here.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals