ADVANTAGE Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

əd-ˈvan-tij

Definition of advantage

as in edge

the more favorable condition or position in a competition your experience volunteering at the hospital will put you at an advantage when you're applying for a job there

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Relevance

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as in benefit

a thing that helps had all the advantages of being born into a wealthy and powerful family

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advantage

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verb

as in to benefit

to provide with something useful or desirable there's no question that that bicycle racer was significantly advantaged by a great set of genes

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Recent Examples of advantage

Noun

While a trans woman may have a height advantage, Miller says no sports league regulates height. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Cincinnati answered with back-to-back homers from Hayes and McLain in its half of the frame for a 4-3 advantage. — August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Israel’s lower costs reflect cheaper power and simpler geography, advantages California doesn’t have. — Sara Sutherland, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Nevertheless, the algorithms’ tendency to advantage the advantaged and disadvantage the disadvantaged seems clear. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for advantage

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Noun

In addition, Greg Rousseau and Bradley Chubb were the only edge-rushing outside linebackers on the field for the Bills’ first-team defense.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
And this year, the popular concept will be revisited in a new mid-top form, giving the shoe an even more boot-like edge.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of edge

Noun

Websites for ayahuasca retreats highlight the emotional and spiritual benefits of the nonstop vomiting that comes from ingesting the plant mixture.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Those 45-minutes-per-game triangular tournaments offer the lowest physical benefit according to the sports scientists The Athletic spoke to.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

When children are experiencing poor educational outcomes, at what point does opposition to an alternative become an obstacle to giving families another opportunity?

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Democrats see an opportunity to win this cycle in once-competitive Iowa, where high costs, health clinic closures, manufacturing job losses and a struggling agricultural economy weigh on voters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of opportunity

Noun

Allen hasn’t had that type of receiver since Stefon Diggs left Buffalo, and Moore’s speed and run-after-catch ability are likely to be big assets.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Unfreezing these assets is one of the main bargaining chips in talks with Western governments, with the ban on girls’ education a key sticking point – meaning the very money that once funded that schooling is now being withheld to try to restore it.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of asset

Noun

From the theorist’s vantage, the narrator’s couches will always be placating.

— Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
But these Ad-vantage Leggings from Outdoor Research are actually made for hiking, with a high content of exceptionally stretchy Lycra, plus abrasion-resistant DuraPrint overlay on the knees and hips.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of vantage

Noun

Kay has hit 12 betters, most in the majors, in his first 66 1/3 innings.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
And while millions of dollars are traded in the markets by betters looking for an edge, Goldenberg said Cuban intelligence and their allies in China and Russia are likely monitoring the markets as well.

— Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 7 May 2026

Definition of better

Noun

Villa’s recent warm-up defeat to Bayern Munich, though a 2-1 loss, will have offered a useful gauge of what facing elite opposition demands and should stand them in good stead for the level of intensity this game in Salzburg will require.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Advertisement Several more countries have since followed in Australia’s stead.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of stead

Noun

His earlier display of emotion made the song’s meaning hit even harder — and as the crowd erupted into jumps and shouts of glee, Smith stood there, a grin growing on his lipsticked mouth.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Timber roofs, wood floors and interior framing in historic buildings are extremely vulnerable to fire and can let fire jump building to building, but the load-bearing masonry shell often survives.

— Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

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