advantaged
adjective
ad·van·taged
əd-ˈvan-tijd 
: having or providing an advantage and especially a social or financial advantage over others
an advantaged position
advantaged children
Examples of advantaged in a Sentence
He comes from an advantaged community.
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This includes putting more tax inefficient investments into tax advantaged accounts, like 401(k), 403(b), 529 college savings accounts, and HSAs, to name just a few.
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Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Criticism over the years has focused broadly on how individual students are shut out of seats, such as poorer students who happen to live in an area designated to a more economically advantaged tier.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
The flip side: while the rich can afford the real-life versions of personal assistants, trainers, chefs and therapists, the less advantaged may have to settle for AI replacements, billed as widely accessible better-than-nothings.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The participant pool was predominantly white, well-educated and economically advantaged, which may limit broader applicability.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Criticism over the years has focused broadly on how individual students are shut out of seats, such as poorer students who happen to live in an area designated to a more economically advantaged tier.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
The flip side: while the rich can afford the real-life versions of personal assistants, trainers, chefs and therapists, the less advantaged may have to settle for AI replacements, billed as widely accessible better-than-nothings.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The participant pool was predominantly white, well-educated and economically advantaged, which may limit broader applicability.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for advantaged
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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advantaged. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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