vantage

noun

van·​tage ˈvan-tij 

1

: a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view

2

: superiority in a contest

3

: advantage sense 4

4

archaic : benefit, gain

Phrases

to the vantage

obsolete : in addition

Synonyms

• advantage
• better
• bulge
• catbird seat
• drop
• edge
• high ground
• inside track
• jump
• pull
• stead
• upper hand
• whip hand

Examples of vantage in a Sentence

the vantage had all been ours for the first half of the contest

Recent Examples on the Web

Photo : Open Homes Photography A terrace provides panoramic bay vantages. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 June 2025

From the White House’s vantage, this was cause for celebration, not alarm. —Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025

But the natural phenomenon is one all but a few select individuals will ever have the chance to see from the vantage of 250 miles in orbit. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 June 2025

Farmers were up their windmills and atop their barns and in other spots of vantage, scouting for Timble. —Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French vantage, avantage — more at advantage entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Phrases Containing vantage

• coign of vantage
• vantage point

Rhymes for vantage

• advantage
• disadvantage

Kids Definition

vantage

noun

van·​tage ˈvant-ij 

: a position giving advantage or a wide view