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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage of early start |
| Synonyms: | first crack, running start |
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| Main Entry: | handicap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | bulge, edge*, favor, head start, odds, penalty, points, start, upper hand, vantage |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, drawback, impairment, limitation, restriction, shortcoming |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | increase, advantage |
| Synonyms: | advance, ascent, augmentation, boost, handicap, head start, increment, inflation, rise, spurt, start, upper hand, upsurge, upturn |
| Antonyms: | decline, decrease, disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | odds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | allowance, benefit, bulge, difference, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, draw, edge, handicap, head start, lead, overlay, start, superiority, vantage |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | start |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | allowance, backing, break, bulge, chance, draw, edge, handicap, head start, helping hand, introduction, lead, odds, opening, opportunity, sponsorship, vantage |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | inside track |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantageous position |
| Synonyms: | commanding lead, connections, control, flying start, head start, lead, mastery, networking, right people, winning position |
| Main Entry: | ground floor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | starting point |
| Synonyms: | beginnings, first crack, first stage, head start, preliminaries, very beginning |
| Main Entry: | vantage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break*, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, drop*, edge, eminence, expediency, favor, gain, good, gratification, handicap, head start, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leg-up, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, pre-eminence, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, start, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand, utility, wealth |
| Notes: | advantage is a relatively favorable position; superiority of means while vantage is a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Edge. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; general |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, margin, border, confine, skirt, rim, flange, side, mouth; jaws, chops, chaps, fauces; lip, muzzle., threshold, door, porch; portal (opening); coast, shore., frame, fringe, flounce, frill, list, trimming, edging, skirting, hem, selvedge, welt, furbelow, valance.
-adjectives
border, marginal, skirting; labial, labiated, marginated.
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