advantaged
adjective
ad·van·taged
əd-ˈvan-tijd 
: having or providing an advantage and especially a social or financial advantage over others
an advantaged position
advantaged children
Examples of advantaged in a Sentence
He comes from an advantaged community.
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Criticism over the years has focused broadly on how individual students are shut out of seats, such as poorer students who happen to live in an area designated to a more economically advantaged tier.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Maximize your contributions to tax-advantaged retirement accounts.
—Anne-Lyse Ngatta, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Optimize your tax strategy by maximizing contributions to tax-advantaged accounts like 401(k)s, IRAs, and HSAs.
—Dean Shahan, The Tennessean, 17 Aug. 2025
Criticism over the years has focused broadly on how individual students are shut out of seats, such as poorer students who happen to live in an area designated to a more economically advantaged tier.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for advantaged
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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advantaged. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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