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benefit

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of benefit

1 a thing that helps

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

advantage, aid, asset, boon, help
Words Related to benefit

hand, lift, pick-me-up

support, sustenance

blessing, godsend, windfall

recourse, refuge, resort, resource
Near Antonyms of benefit

constraint, inhibitor, liability, obstacle, obstruction, restraint, stranglehold
Antonyms of benefit

disadvantage, drawback, encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, minus

2 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 of benefit

benediction, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, good, manna, windfall
Words Related to benefit

grace, mercy

favor, kindness, mitzvah

advantage, aid, assistance, gift, help, relief, support

anodyne, comfort, consolation, solace

bonus, extra, lagniappe

delight, joy, pleasure
Near Antonyms of benefit

hex, hoodoo, jinx

bother, irritant, nuisance, pest

disadvantage

cross, misery, trial, tribulation
Antonyms of benefit

affliction, bane, curse, evil, plague, scourge

benefit

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of benefit

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 of benefit

advantage, avail, help, profit, serve
Words Related to benefit

succeed, work (for)

aid, assist

better, improve

content, delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy

bless
Near Antonyms of benefit

hinder, impede

damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure

afflict, distress, upset

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