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benefit

[ben-uh-fit] / ˈbɛn ə fɪt /
NOUN
advantage, profit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advantage aid asset assistance gain help interest perk profit prosperity use welfare
STRONG
account avail benediction betterment blessing boon cream extras favor godsend good gravy worth
WEAK
egg in one's beer
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disadvantage hindrance hurt injury loss obstruction stop
STRONG
bad fortune bad luck disapproval
WEAK
handicap harm misfortune
NOUN
event to raise money
Synonyms
STRONG
ball bazaar concert dance dinner exhibit exhibition fair raffle
WEAK
charitable affair charity performance pancake breakfast
VERB
help, enhance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance aid assist contribute to enhance favor further help improve pay pay off promote serve
STRONG
advantage ameliorate avail better build profit relieve succor
WEAK
be good for do for one do the trick fill the bill make a killing make it work for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease halt hinder hurt impede injure obstruct stop thwart
STRONG
worsen
WEAK
handicap harm

Usage

What are other ways to say benefit?

Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. 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. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.