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

The costs from climate change will be so extortionate and the economic value losses so devastating that, in the final wash of the cost-benefit analysis, the benefits of mitigation outweigh the costs. — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Such athletes may still practice with women’s teams and receive certain benefits associated with practicing. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Every team has learned something from the customer, but almost nobody benefits from what others have already discovered. — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Separately, dozens of workers have been granted unemployment benefits and 265 have received special residence permits, and applications for the remaining workers are being processed, according to the Labor Ministry. — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Amodei wrote in his essay that the risks are serious, even if the benefits could change humanity for the better. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

In Arizona, the state with the deepest cuts, nearly half of the children enrolled in the program — 180,000 kids — have lost their benefits. — Sandy Santana, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

The original settlement required Amazon to provide refunds to members who used fewer than 10 Prime benefits during a one-year period. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

For a healthy dog with no specific issues, there isn’t strong evidence that a PEMF bed for dogs provides meaningful health benefits beyond comfort. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

Labor unions have put money behind Cohen while Morgan primarily benefits from individual donors. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

On-device Copilot AI in Windows 11 also benefits from those resources. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

The second annual event benefits the organization’s efforts to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment. — Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

The roll-down blinds are also made from matching wool felt, while the floor benefits from boat deck-style teak planks. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

Choose the task that benefits most from your attention and let something less important wait. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026

Because there is currently no evidence that continuous glucose monitoring benefits people without diabetes, Lipska does not recommend its routine use in this population. — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

The Alloy Market Standout benefits The Alloy Market provides free shipping kits to turn gold, silver, platinum and palladium items for cash, including broken pieces. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Whether that cooperation happens and ultimately benefits Haiti’s investigation remains an open question. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026