advantage

One entry found.

Entry Word: advantage

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the more favorable condition or position in a competition <your experience volunteering at the hospital will put you at an advantage when youʼre applying for a job there>

Synonyms better, drop, edge, jump, upper hand, vantage

Related Words allowance, head start, lead, margin, odds, start; ascendancy, command, dominance, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence; favoritism, nepotism, precedence, preference, privilege, seniority; break, foothold, opportunity

Near Antonyms detriment, drawback, penalty, stranglehold; disparity, imbalance, inequality, unevenness; disability, impairment, shortcoming

Antonyms disadvantage, handicap, liability

2 a thing that helps <had all the advantages of being born into a wealthy and powerful family> — see help 2

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