advantageous

American  

[ad-vuhn-tey-juhs] / ˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs /

adjective

1. providing an advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity; favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial.

   an advantageous position;

   an advantageous treaty.

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advantageous British  

/ ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs /

adjective

1. producing advantage

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Other Word Forms

• advantageously adverb
• advantageousness noun
• nonadvantageous adjective
• nonadvantageously adverb
• nonadvantageousness noun
• quasi-advantageous adjective
• quasi-advantageously adverb
• unadvantageous adjective
• unadvantageously adverb
• unadvantageousness noun

Etymology

Origin of advantageous

First recorded in 1590–1600; advantage + -ous; compare French avantageux, Italian avantaggioso

Example Sentences

This diversity of views, Mr. McGinnis maintains, is advantageous since it adds to the range of ideas before the public.

From The Wall Street Journal

I think if love can inspire you to hold on to the things you care about, that’s really advantageous in art.

From Los Angeles Times

“We think value over a full cycle is advantageous over broad markets,” he said.

From MarketWatch

They started with the hammer - theoretically advantageous in allowing a team to control a match - and had a shot in the first end to take three points.

From BBC

“So, if they are going to do something, they would want to do something early, where they get into advantageous positions that they can easily defend later.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• auspicious
• beneficial
• expedient
• fortunate
• helpful
• opportune
• profitable
• propitious
• worthwhile