Synonyms of advantages

advantages 1 of 2

noun

plural of advantage

1

as in edges

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• odds
• opportunities
• superiorities
• vantages
• privileges
• coigns of vantage
• jumps
• steads
• benefits
• high grounds
• betters
• drops
• bulges
• starts
• margins
• pulls
• inside tracks
• leads
• upper hands
• whip hands
• allowances
• dominances
• catbird seats
• prerogatives
• supremacies
• transcendences
• head starts
• legs up
• precedences
• preferences
• predominances
• felicities
• footholds
• seniorities
• transcendencies
• windfalls
• ascendancies
• masteries
• blessings
• commands
• boons
• godsends
• breaks
• mannas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disadvantages
• drawbacks
• liabilities
• penalties
• handicaps
• minuses
• strikes
• detriments
• shortcomings
• disparities
• imbalances
• disabilities
• obstacles
• impairments
• failings
• impediments
• obstructions
• lets
• hurdles
• hindrances
• checks
• bars
• interferences
• strangleholds
• stops
• embarrassments
• shackles
• catches
• setbacks
• hitches
• trammels
• clogs
• rubs
• inequalities
• manacles
• crimps
• lurches

2

as in benefits

a thing that helps

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefits
• assets
• boons
• resources
• help
• aids
• blessings
• hands
• supports
• lifts
• windfalls
• sustenances
• recourses
• refuges
• pick-me-ups
• resorts
• godsends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disadvantages
• drawbacks
• impediments
• hindrances
• encumbrances
• liabilities
• obstacles
• constraints
• minuses
• restraints
• inhibitors
• obstructions
• strangleholds

advantages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of advantage

as in avails

to provide with something useful or desirable

there's no question that that bicycle racer was significantly advantaged by a great set of genes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefits
• avails
• helps
• profits
• works (for)
• aids
• serves
• assists
• improves
• contents
• succeeds
• delights
• pleases
• satisfies
• blesses
• betters
• gratifies
• gladdens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinders
• impedes
• hurts
• harms
• damages
• impairs
• injures
• upsets
• afflicts
• distresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advantages

Noun

Leaky edges in pass pro will be less concerning with smaller spaces to patrol, while his punch timing and lateral quickness provide advantages. —Matthew Mowery, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026

One of those advantages is the anti-inflammatory effects. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026

Schuster said there would be advantages to having a third carrier in the region, one being that the Bush carries the newest F-35 fighters, which the Ford cannot handle. —Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026

Test your knowledge of fast food frenzy, aviation advantages and more in this week's American Culture Quiz. —Staff, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

And those cost advantages were material — like Japan and South Korea, $5,000 to $6,000 per car. —Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026

Learn about the advantages of reverse mortgages. —Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026

Also, there are narrative advantages to this order. —Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

Those that can’t will be bypassed—regardless of other advantages. —Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026

Verb

South Africa’s progress reflects decades of early investment and institutional capacity—advantages many peers lack. —Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

When governance meets Goliath For more than a decade, Biglari Holdings and Biglari himself have been plagued by accusations of mismanagement due to ballooning executive pay, stock volatility, and a licensing deal that potentially advantages Biglari personally. —Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025