advantaged

American  

[ad-van-tijd] / ædˈvæn tɪdʒd /

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.

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noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the advantaged advantaged people collectively.

   a luxury cruise that only the advantaged could afford.

advantaged British  

/ ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd /

adjective

1. in a superior social or economic position

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Other Word Forms

• unadvantaged adjective

Etymology

Origin of advantaged

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

Example Sentences

Counterintuitively, Ross said, smaller independent grocers are actually advantaged in the short term, as smaller stores tend to play in more localized markets than their major chain competitors.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Waste Management is the most strategically advantaged company in North American waste disposal.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The Spring, Texas, company said its advantaged assets are central to its new guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Still, the idea is that they are “more advantaged than some, less advantaged than others,” Trench said on the show, and still “have a realistic shot” at financial freedom by age 30.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

We lived well, our days were mostly sunny, and I know that my parents were stoically undeceived by the objectively equivocal, contingent nature of the advantaged life they gave me and my siblings.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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