benefited

VERB

help, enhance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid assist contribute to favor further 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

block decrease halt hinder hurt impede injure obstruct stop thwart

STRONG

worsen

WEAK

harm

Example Sentences

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But even if you never attended any Asian film festivals or other events, you have likely benefited from the larger market exposure the group helped to inspire.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

“Also just his story. As someone who works in higher education, and seeing how Xavier, being first-generation, has benefited from higher education, and how he advocates for higher education,” the Rialto resident said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The transportation sector has benefited from hopes of a Iran peace deal, but also from the build out of data centers needed to power AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Costco Wholesale may have benefited from shoppers looking for a break from higher gas prices, but its third-quarter results overall on Thursday were mixed, leading to muted trading after hours.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

We never won anything, but my vocabulary benefited from the exercise.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane