One entry found for advantage.

Entry Word: advantage
Function: noun
Text: 1 the more favorable condition or position in a competition <your experience volunteering at the hospital will put you at an advantage when you're 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