Synonyms of benefits

benefits 1 of 2

noun

plural of benefit

1

as in advantages

a thing that helps

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in blessings

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 & Similar Words

• blessings
• boons
• bonuses
• gifts
• windfalls
• goods
• felicities
• advantages
• reliefs
• benedictions
• godsends
• mannas
• consolations
• mercies
• joys
• assistances
• graces
• supports
• pleasures
• delights
• help
• aids
• comforts
• favors
• solaces
• extras
• mitzvoth
• anodynes
• lagniappes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evils
• curses
• afflictions
• plagues
• disadvantages
• scourges
• nuisances
• pests
• irritants
• banes
• trials
• bothers
• tribulations
• miseries
• jinxes
• hoodoos
• crosses
• hexes

benefits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of benefit

as in helps

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of benefits

Noun

Know More Democratic incumbents in tight races are hoping to reap electoral benefits from 2028 candidates who are coming through their districts. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Companies must capture the benefits of AI without allowing adoption to outpace their ability to understand and govern it. — Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Analysts argued that the potential benefits from this year's acquisition spree, which was funded by Lilly's GLP-1 windfall, are being underestimated by the market. — Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Dietitians Recommend Green Tea for Lowering Triglycerides Green tea is linked with a number of health benefits, including lowering blood lipids. — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 15 Sep. 2026

Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm. — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Medicare Advantage plans are required to cover all medically necessary services, just like traditional Medicare, but depending on the plan, may also offer extra benefits, including vision, hearing and dental services. — Michelle Marchante september 15, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Evidence for benefits in healthy individuals, though, is mixed. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Tavares, 11 days shy of his 36th birthday, hopes to reap some benefits from the living arrangement, too. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Asia seems to have found the key to using technology in a way that benefits students. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

The authors are interested not only in who is pushing the end of democracy here on planet earth, but also who benefits from the story that the world is ending. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Carney said last week that his government was ready to sign a trade deal that benefits ​both countries. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

The retailer benefits when another product lands in your cart. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Everyone benefits from vibrant and thoughtful new buildings that respect the surrounding community. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Toronto also benefits from close proximity to major markets such as New York, Washington, DC and Chicago. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Ultimately, genetics and talent establish the ceiling, but the evidence suggests a supportive sibling ecosystem helps alchemize raw potential into greatness, and the sibling that benefits most is the one that comes later. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Someone needs to own adoption, process compliance, issue resolution and benefits realization. — Thai Vong, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026