Synonyms of benefits

benefits 1 of 2

noun

plural of benefit

1

as in advantages

a thing that helps

it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in blessings

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing

the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessings
• boons
• bonuses
• gifts
• windfalls
• goods
• felicities
• advantages
• reliefs
• benedictions
• godsends
• mannas
• consolations
• mercies
• joys
• assistances
• graces
• supports
• pleasures
• delights
• help
• aids
• comforts
• favors
• solaces
• extras
• mitzvoth
• anodynes
• lagniappes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evils
• curses
• afflictions
• plagues
• disadvantages
• scourges
• nuisances
• pests
• irritants
• banes
• trials
• bothers
• tribulations
• miseries
• jinxes
• hoodoos
• crosses
• hexes

benefits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of benefit

as in helps

to provide with something useful or desirable

his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of benefits

Noun

To prevent speculation that drives up land price without actual construction, the zoning benefits would be granted only on submission of building-permit applications. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Communities that see tangible benefits from the installation phase are less likely to block it. — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Proponents recommend taking the shot either after waking up or before bed to increase potential benefits. — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 21 July 2026

Cornyn recalled seeing the benefits of the program firsthand during a trip to Africa last year. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Molinar’s settlement is equal to the sum of one year’s salary and benefits, according to the separation agreement released by Fort Worth ISD officials on Tuesday in response to an open records request. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

If that trust fund — the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, or OASI — is combined with the disability trust fund, the program may be able to pay full benefits until 2034, at which point 83% of benefits would be payable. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 July 2026

But hydrogels degrade rather quickly and lose those benefits with prolonged use. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026

Verb

Both are necessary, but their costs and benefits unfold differently over time. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Its investment banking line already benefits immensely from the influx of deals. — Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Lowering the barrier to physical AI so that one person can do the work of eight engineers is precisely the kind of change both men would say demands as much attention to who benefits as to what gets built. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

The system benefits from a relatively hard salary cap that restricts owners from incurring any luxury tax penalties, in the way MLB and NBA teams do. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

James Salmond, benefits director for the city of Atlanta, says the smart bassinet rental complements other employee benefits involving a newborn such as caregiver leave. — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Lockheed Martin revealed that the new X-rotor also benefits from the same family of high-power microwave effectors that have already proved the ability to defeat difficult targets while minimizing collateral damage. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

There’s also a notable provision within SB 168 that benefits Rivian and Lucid. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

Rather than predicting a specific outcome, the letter calls for more research, as well as new incentives, guardrails, and institutions to ensure AI complements human workers and benefits society. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026