ADVANTAGEOUSLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

advantageously

adverb

Definition of advantageously

as in finely

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Recent Examples of advantageously Alternatively, its bigger brother Deadman’s is advantageously located near the main lodge and water sports pavilion for the easiest beach day ever. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Supporters of the administration view this back and forth as a cunning ploy to buy time for the United States to position itself more advantageously for a confrontation. — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026 In addition to eliminating the predrying step required by other processes, the KIGAM process uses moisture advantageously, turning it into a steam-activation agent that accelerates reactions and improves product quality. — New Atlas, 1 July 2026 Although 2010’s unevenly awesome Hellbilly Deluxe 2 was advantageously billed as a follow-up to his debut, The Great Satan actually sounds like a spiritual successor. — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026 The upshot is that the trend of AI for mental health can be perceived differently, advantageously so, when recast as a matter of AI for mental wealth. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026

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Adverb

That friction, between floppy and finely made, sits at the heart of Esh’s ever-evolving vision for his namesake label.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
The characters around Alex and Ruari are less finely shaded, some for the better and some for the worse.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of finely

Adverb

The video screen helpfully displayed the lyrics, but nobody needed a prompt.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026
The woman who had compiled the Handy Hints book helpfully explained these technical details to Flynn, whispering in his ear like someone translating a foreign language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of helpfully

Adverb

Madonna kept winning awards all night, giving magnificently chaotic, unprepared, and awkward speeches, yet still with more star power than anyone in the room.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
In a dangerous time, Heather Cox Richardson has upheld those values magnificently.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of magnificently

Adverb

The second is that the journalism organization will favorably portray its corporate partner in news coverage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
After consumers responded favorably to this more authentic casting, Jerome Bettis and Michael Strahan got in the soup-shilling game with their respective moms.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of favorably

Adverb

Football is in his rearview mirror, and this new life goes down agreeably, like one of the smoothies.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Settling the score, meanwhile, is Randy Newman, whose fourth Pixar collaboration ambles along agreeably, accompanied by drivin’ tunes performed by Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow and Brad Paisley that are perfect for coasting along those alternate routes.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026

Definition of agreeably

Adverb

There must be a way to live happily without looking to the future.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Many flavors of rock, pop, R&B, metal, hardcore, jam-band, country, funk, reggae, electronica, rap, jazz, big-band, theatrical, Brazilian, and Latin music happily coexist and cross-pollinate here.

— Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of happily

Adverb

The edges caramelized and got nice and crispy—almost candied—while the centers stayed pleasantly soft.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
Coupled with low-energy methods for storing and retrieving this data, and thermodynamically favorable ways of running specialized calculations, the future of computing is starting to look pleasantly cold and wet.

— Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleasantly

Adverb

But Hynde makes the song as accusatory, and grandly symphonic, as a great Phil Spector track.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
What’s unusual is to see these elements presented so grandly on a stage as big as The Bushnell’s and presented in a manner that doesn’t compromise a dark tale of anger, revenge, dangerous romance, desperation and survival.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026

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