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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Treating it as a problem to be solved risks undermining one of the principal advantages of American financial leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Self-compounding advantages in education and research led to scientific discoveries that ultimately made their way to the private sector — the internet being one notable example — while ensuring a deep pool of top talent.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026

Christodoulidi says one of the overlooked advantages of living as an adult with a parent is the chance to know each other differently.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

“While we’re coming in late, we’re coming in with technology advantages and something unique that solves the problems that these companies have,” Palkhiwala said.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Only the further evidence that I’ll now present can help us answer two more questions: What advantages enabled the Bantu to displace the Pygmies and Khoisan?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond