advantaged

[ad-van-tijd]

adjective

1. having greater resources or better skills, education, facilities, etc..

   She is more advantaged than her cousin.

2. having sufficient or abundant income, natural resources, etc.; affluent.

   the advantaged nations.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the advantaged advantaged people collectively.

   a luxury cruise that only the advantaged could afford.

advantaged

/ ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd /

adjective

1. in a superior social or economic position

Other Word Forms

• unadvantaged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advantaged¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; advantage + -ed ³

Example Sentences

But the author of a critical Institute for Fiscal Studies report on education in Wales said more coursework could widen inequalities because it tended to favour children from more advantaged backgrounds.

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Kaufman believed that dance should be experienced by as many people as possible and was committed to helping less advantaged students gain access to programs in their communities.

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However, after China implemented it’s National Sword policy — which banned the import of most plastic waste — nations began sending their waste elsewhere, often to less economically advantaged nations such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.

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Juries do a fairly good job of deciding certain questions of fact — is somebody guilty or not? — but they are dominated by the more educated people, the more advantaged.

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"Providing opportunities to people from less advantaged background is a very important priority for me," he added.

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