Synonyms of advantages

advantages 1 of 2

noun

plural of advantage

1

as in edges

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

• edges
• odds
• opportunities
• superiorities
• vantages
• privileges
• coigns of vantage
• jumps
• steads
• benefits
• high grounds
• betters
• drops
• bulges
• starts
• margins
• pulls
• inside tracks
• leads
• upper hands
• whip hands
• allowances
• dominances
• catbird seats
• prerogatives
• supremacies
• transcendences
• head starts
• legs up
• precedences
• preferences
• predominances
• felicities
• footholds
• seniorities
• transcendencies
• windfalls
• ascendancies
• masteries
• blessings
• commands
• boons
• godsends
• breaks
• mannas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disadvantages
• drawbacks
• liabilities
• penalties
• handicaps
• minuses
• strikes
• detriments
• shortcomings
• disparities
• imbalances
• disabilities
• obstacles
• impairments
• failings
• impediments
• obstructions
• lets
• hurdles
• hindrances
• checks
• bars
• interferences
• strangleholds
• stops
• embarrassments
• shackles
• catches
• setbacks
• hitches
• trammels
• clogs
• rubs
• inequalities
• manacles
• crimps
• lurches

2

as in benefits

a thing that helps

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

advantages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of advantage

as in avails

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advantages

Noun

The main advantages of a pop-top like this one are to create more headroom inside a vehicle that rides low and to add space for a second bed. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

Even American firms, from Airbnb and DoorDash to Shopify, have embraced Chinese models, tapping into the advantages of open systems, including lower costs and greater flexibility for customization. — John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Amaral listed some of the other advantages of co-producing with Brazil, including production services at lower rates, incredibly high-quality crews, and tax deductions and incentives in certain states. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Recent polling suggests Nixon is a longshot to win, and Moody has the advantages of incumbency, far more money and the luxury of a state voter base heavily weighted toward Republicans. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Still, the challenger advantages were generally much smaller. — Luke Fountain,gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Do these advantages translate into better performance on game? — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

Companies that invest in those enduring advantages will find that their moat remains deeper than many newcomers expect. — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

South Africa’s progress reflects decades of early investment and institutional capacity—advantages many peers lack. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

When governance meets Goliath For more than a decade, Biglari Holdings and Biglari himself have been plagued by accusations of mismanagement due to ballooning executive pay, stock volatility, and a licensing deal that potentially advantages Biglari personally. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025