advantages

/əd.ˈvɑːn.tɪ.dʒɪz/
/əd.ˈvæn.tɪ.dʒɪz/

noun

  1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.

    "The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position."

  2. Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

  3. Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

    "Having the faster car is of little advantage."

  4. The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.

  5. The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.

  6. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

Synonyms: benefit, edge, foredeal, value, vantage
Antonyms: disadvantage, drawback

verb

  1. To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to

  2. To do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of

Synonyms: benefit, favor, favorise