advantageous
adjective
ad·van·ta·geous ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs 
-vən-
: giving an advantage : favorable
an advantageous opportunity
advantageously adverb
advantageousness noun
Synonyms
- benefic
- beneficent
- beneficial
- benignant
- favorable
- friendly
- good
- helpful
- kindly
- profitable
- salutary
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Example Sentences
Her experience placed her in an advantageous position to apply for the job. a trade agreement that is advantageous to both countries
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Geoffrey See, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 But, even if a company doesn’t win, participating is advantageous. Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022 Doing so can be advantageous, since the evidence is fresh, legal experts said. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 Doing so can be advantageous, since the evidence is fresh, legal experts said. Steve Hendrix And Claire Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 But if Sonos could find a way to make a microphone feel private—or at least more so than Amazon and Google do—that would be advantageous. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 May 2022 Critics have characterized the Minsk agreements as disproportionately advantageous to Moscow. Jim Sciutto, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021 The location also was seen as advantageous for its closeness to hospitals in the city. Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 27 July 2021 While each individual’s tax planning varies, they are often seen as advantageous. Robert Green, Forbes, 25 June 2021 See More
Geoffrey See, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 But, even if a company doesn’t win, participating is advantageous. Anchorage Daily News, 18 July 2022 Doing so can be advantageous, since the evidence is fresh, legal experts said. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 Doing so can be advantageous, since the evidence is fresh, legal experts said. Steve Hendrix And Claire Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 But if Sonos could find a way to make a microphone feel private—or at least more so than Amazon and Google do—that would be advantageous. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 May 2022 Critics have characterized the Minsk agreements as disproportionately advantageous to Moscow. Jim Sciutto, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021 The location also was seen as advantageous for its closeness to hospitals in the city. Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 27 July 2021 While each individual’s tax planning varies, they are often seen as advantageous. Robert Green, Forbes, 25 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French avantageus, avantajose, from avantage advantage entry 1 + -eus, -ose -ous
First Known Use
1550, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
advantageous
adjective
ad·van·ta·geous ˌad-vən-ˈtā-jəs
-ˌvan-
: giving a benefit especially that others do not have : giving an advantage
A college degree is advantageous when job hunting.
advantageously
adverb
as in finely
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- finely
- helpfully
- magnificently
- agreeably
- favorably
- splendidly
- excellently
- pleasantly
- happily
- superbly
- prettily
- delightfully
- grandly
- pleasurably
- felicitously
- fortunately
- enjoyably
- sweetly
- pleasingly
- charmingly
- gloriously
- winningly
- enchantingly
- deliciously
- nicely
- marvelously
- satisfyingly
- blessedly
- wonderfully
- attractively
- great
- gratifyingly
- palatably
- swimmingly
- beautifully
- luckily
- well
- dreamily
- fetchingly
- delectably
- handsomely
- appealingly
- sensationally
- welcomely
- temptingly
- enticingly
- appetizingly
- invitingly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- badly
- disagreeably
- ill
- unpleasantly
- awfully
- abominably
- dreadfully
- vilely
- terribly
- horribly
- appallingly
- horrendously
- horridly
- shockingly
- sickeningly
- annoyingly
- disgustingly
- irritatingly
- distressingly
- vexingly