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advantageous

  • /ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒ(i)əs/

Rhymes with -eɪdʒəs

Where it comes from

From advantage + -ous or from Middle French avantageus (French avantageux). See advantage.

adjective more advantageous · most advantageous

  1. Being of advantage, beneficial. Jim took up an advantageous position and shepherded them out in a bunch through the doorway: [...]

    Similar: expedient, furthersome, gainful, profitable, useful, plus, favorable

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: beneficial, expedient, appropriate, auspicious, good, favorable, preferential, positive, profitable, plus, desirable, discriminatory, golden, advantage, worthwhile, valuable

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adj being of advantage — see also beneficial

Españolventajoso, provechoso, proficuo
日本語有利な yūri na
हिन्दीलाभप्रद lābhaprad, लाभकारी lābhkārī, लाभदायक lābhdāyak, लाभदायी lābhdāyī
Portuguêsvantajoso
Deutschvorteilhaft
Italianovantaggioso
Ελληνικάπλεονεκτικός pleonektikós
Românăavantajos
Русскийвы́годный výgodnyj, благоприя́тный blagoprijátnyj

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@misc{advantageous_2026,
  title = {advantageous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/advantageous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}