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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Advantages of an exchange-traded fund include investors’ ability to trade in or out at any time during the business hours of the stock exchange where the fund is listed.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

Advantages such as that enjoyed by Red Bull tend not to be closed in a single winter.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

Advantages like these could explain why body-based measurements have persisted for so long, the team says.

From Science Magazine • May 31, 2023

Advantages “including the potential for cheaper and more inclusive financial services, should not be overlooked”, they said.

From Reuters • Jul. 29, 2021

“Now, remember, all of you, that’s no more important than Schools and Advantages on the other side,” he said.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen