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

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advantages

As AI competition intensifies, Taiwanese firms face the "challenge of having their core high-tech talent targeted and recruited by 'Chinese' companies, leading to the loss of their core competitive advantages," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

They might be "anti-fashion shoes" but they're "really comfy" and designed "orthopaedically" with footbed sandals like Birkenstocks offering the same advantages.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The costs to serve individual markets have gone up, he said, while the advantages of having a worldwide presence have gone down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

For many sedentary adults, however, protein-fortified foods may not offer the health advantages they expect.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

There were advantages, he could see, to being made of wood.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker