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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.

Example Sentences

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And, as with any casino, the house had the advantage, the biggest being margin lending.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Already China has managed to take advantage of its relationship with Pakistan to enhance its diplomatic and security influence over events in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The implacable fourth-wicket pair took full advantage of a pitch that just got better and better for batting.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Japan's Ao Tanaka gave them a first-half lead, with England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin doubling their advantage with a 75th-minute penalty that looked to have killed the game off.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The opacity and complexity of the bond market was, for big Wall Street firms, a huge advantage.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.