Advantage meaning

What does “advantage” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“advantage” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.

advantage

noun

  1. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

    “the experience gave him the advantage over me”

    Synonymsvantage
    Oppositesdisadvantage
  2. (tennis) first point scored after deuce

  3. benefit resulting from some event or action

    “it turned out to my advantage”

    “reaping the rewards of generosity”

    Synonymsreward

verb

  1. give an advantage to

    “This system advantages the rich”

    Oppositesdisadvantage

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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