ADVANTAGEOUS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

advantageous

adjective

ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs

Definition of advantageous

as in beneficial

promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being a trade agreement that is advantageous to both countries

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Recent Examples of advantageous Tuesday's game two was a microcosm of this year's postseason; dominant pitching and timely, often advantageous hitting. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 But Hoyos says that starting at a smaller side with the potential to build something new can be advantageous. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 In an interview with the AP, Uddin depicted the current wave of anti-sharia rhetoric as fearmongering by politicians who view the issue as advantageous for them. — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Research has repeatedly shown that static stretching isn’t advantageous for preparing your body for dynamic activity and can even hamper performance. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for advantageous

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Adjective

More broadly, the decoupling could be beneficial for the Nasdaq-100, with Apple potentially serving as a safety trade amid growing AI volatility.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
And the controversy, the Collins insider says, may turn out to be perversely beneficial.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of beneficial

Adjective

The Michigan Senate contest is just one of the high-profile races where AIPAC has spent in favor of a pro-Israel politician or in opposition to someone the organization sees as less favorable to Israel.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
Wedgewood polls tended to be about 1 percentage point more favorable for Democrats than other polls, according to Silver.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of favorable

Adjective

That’s not super helpful if your web application has been written using PHP.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
In order to be helpful, Muse constantly builds extensive dossiers of users and their desires, social relationships, and messaging behaviors, TIME’s Harry Booth reported this month.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

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