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

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advantages

This speed is one of Roman's defining advantages.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Importantly though, Zheng'an has natural advantages in its favour.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Funding a policy with too much premium money too quickly could cause it to lose some of its tax advantages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

To end this evasion, lawmakers must target the two main advantages shell companies enjoy: their complex structure and their tax exemption.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Zeitoun thinks of the simple greatness of the canoe, of the advantages of moving quietly, of listening carefully.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers