advantages

NOUN

benefit; favored position or circumstance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asset choice convenience dominance edge favor gain improvement influence interest lead leverage position power preference profit protection recognition return superiority support upper hand wealth

STRONG

aid ascendancy assistance authority avail blessing boon break comfort eminence expediency good gratification help hold leeway luck mastery odds precedence prestige prevalence resources sanction starting supremacy utility

WEAK

leg-up pre-eminence

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block disadvantage disapproval disfavor harm hurt impotence incapacity inferiority injury loss subservience waste weakness

STRONG

bad fortune bad luck blockage hindrance misfortune obstruction stop

WEAK

drawback obstacle restriction

Example Sentences

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The SpaceX prospectus estimates that the space and communications sector is less than 10% of the $28trn total - and yet those are the only businesses that SpaceX has demonstrated commercial and technical advantages.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“The laggards sit squarely in AI’s crosshairs: creative tools, CRM, workflow automation, and productivity software, where investors are reassessing the durability of their competitive advantages and future growth.”

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Indeed, none of Apple’s advantages will matter if Apple can’t deliver competent AI to guide iPhone users through this new world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

One of the most promising advantages of fire whirls is speed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

These advantages and head start enabled medieval China to lead the world in technology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond