Synonyms of advantage

advantage 1 of 2

noun

əd-ˈvan-tij 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edge
• opportunity
• odds
• vantage
• better
• stead
• jump
• privilege
• margin
• high ground
• superiority
• start
• upper hand
• coign of vantage
• inside track
• pull
• bulge
• lead
• benefit
• drop
• whip hand
• dominance
• catbird seat
• allowance
• ascendancy
• precedence
• predominance
• head start
• mastery
• prerogative
• preference
• supremacy
• transcendence
• leg up
• foothold
• seniority
• windfall
• godsend
• transcendency
• command
• blessing
• boon
• break
• felicity
• manna

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disadvantage
• drawback
• penalty
• liability
• handicap
• strike
• detriment
• minus
• disparity
• imbalance
• inequality
• disability
• let
• failing
• shortcoming
• impairment
• interference
• obstacle
• stranglehold
• hindrance
• impediment
• obstruction
• embarrassment
• catch
• stop
• hurdle
• bar
• check
• unevenness
• rub
• hitch
• setback
• shackle
• crimp
• clog
• trammel
• lurch
• manacle

2

as in benefit

a thing that helps

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefit
• asset
• boon
• help
• aid
• resource
• blessing
• support
• lift
• sustenance
• hand
• recourse
• refuge
• windfall
• resort
• pick-me-up
• godsend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disadvantage
• drawback
• hindrance
• impediment
• minus
• liability
• obstacle
• encumbrance
• obstruction
• restraint
• constraint
• inhibitor
• stranglehold

advantage

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefit
• avail
• help
• profit
• serve
• aid
• assist
• improve
• work (for)
• better
• succeed
• please
• satisfy
• content
• bless
• delight
• gratify
• gladden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinder
• impede
• hurt
• damage
• harm
• impair
• injure
• distress
• upset
• afflict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advantage

Noun

Multiple states across the South rushed to redraw House maps to gain a partisan advantage, with many of the new districts crafted in a way that minimized Black voting power. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

The leaders who do this build better teams, and the companies where all leaders do this create organizations where people genuinely want to be — and that turns out to be one of the most durable competitive advantages available to any business today. — Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Verb

Does the South Carolina first primary calendar advantage any specific type of candidate vying for the Democratic presidential nomination? — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Many of these people don’t even know what advantages a physical release brings. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026