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advantage

[ad-van-tij, -vahn-] / ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn- /


Usage

What are other ways to say advantage? Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely. Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.

Example Sentences

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That they take advantage of the medical system is another myth.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Exeter took full advantage of a sloppy first half from the visitors, with Henry Slade and Will Rigg scoring from interceptions after Ross Vintcent's opening score.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The one advantage was that the dancers, mainly on a plain stage, could shine in a town that knows its dance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I would be trying to use every piece of that to your advantage as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“The Germans let us alone in the Great War. It’s to their advantage to keep us neutral.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom