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advantage

[ad-van-tij, -vahn-] / ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn- /


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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Nevertheless, Celtic do have the advantage of playing three of their remaining five games at home, with both their rivals having two each.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

McIlroy held up his end of the bargain with an out-of-nowhere fit of struggles that erased his advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

She said the safest bet on who will gain an advantage is Porter and Steyer, who with Swalwell have been the top candidates in recent opinion polls.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

But Toomey also sees plenty of reasons to expect that stocks can continue to run higher, although this could ultimately depend on how eager investors are to take advantage of more attractive valuations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The third showed Tiamat taking advantage of the open door to escape from his room.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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