Synonyms of stead

stead

noun

ˈsted 

as in advantage

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantage
• edge
• jump
• opportunity
• odds
• vantage
• start
• whip hand
• better
• high ground
• drop
• inside track
• upper hand
• privilege
• pull
• bulge
• lead
• margin
• coign of vantage
• superiority
• ascendency
• ascendancy
• allowance
• catbird seat
• benefit
• dominance
• head start
• prerogative
• precedence
• supremacy
• mastery
• transcendence
• seniority
• predominance
• leg up
• preference
• foothold
• transcendency
• command
• windfall
• break
• godsend
• blessing
• felicity
• manna
• boon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disadvantage
• penalty
• liability
• strike
• minus
• drawback
• detriment
• handicap
• failing
• imbalance
• disability
• inequality
• let
• disparity
• impairment
• shortcoming
• interference
• stop
• check
• bar
• obstacle
• hindrance
• stranglehold
• embarrassment
• impediment
• obstruction
• catch
• hitch
• rub
• hurdle
• unevenness
• setback
• shackle
• lurch
• clog
• trammel
• crimp
• manacle

Examples of stead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Second-year player Zach Charbonnet will get the start in Walker’s stead for a second consecutive game. —Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024

Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton — for some reason — will get the start in his stead. —Vincent Frank, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

After her husband’s passing, Valeria was reluctant to continue the event in his stead but had seen the permeative impact in real time. —Essence, 2 Sep. 2024

Either the United States engages to shape those consequences to serve its interests, or others will shape the consequences in its stead. —Thomas R. Pickering, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2023

Phrases Containing stead

• to stand one in good stead