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

Trust, financing, developer communities, standards, commercial partnerships, and diplomatic credibility have become competitive advantages in their own right. — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Following puberty, males develop physical advantages that are well-documented in medical and sports performance research. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Helium offers distinct physical advantages for high-temperature nuclear environments. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

On his 100th birthday, Putnam reminds us that range and inquisitiveness is still one of the greatest competitive advantages a leader can have. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

That has been made available to Ukraine and shown to have battlefield applications, including communications and drone guidance that offer crucial military advantages. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

By contrast, relatives who serve in this role often choose not to accept payment because waiving compensation can have tax advantages. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 2026

Preparation methods significantly affect the potato’s advantages. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026

Most Manhattanites have traded the advantages of owning their own place for a life in a great city. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 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