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advantageous definition
advantageous |
Grep of noun advantageous advantageousness Overview of adj advantageous The adj advantageous has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) advantageous -- (giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often") 2. advantageous, appropriate -- (appropriate for achieving a particular end implies a lack of concern for fairness) 3. advantageous -- (likely to be of benefit or advantage; "in an advantageous position") 4. advantageous, favorable, golden -- (very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity") Antonyms of adj advantageous 4 senses of advantageous Sense 1 advantageous (vs. disadvantageous) disadvantageous (vs. advantageous), harmful => minus, negative Sense 2 advantageous, appropriate INDIRECT (VIA expedient) -> inexpedient Sense 3 advantageous INDIRECT (VIA desirable) -> undesirable Sense 4 advantageous, favorable, golden INDIRECT (VIA auspicious) -> inauspicious, unfortunate Similarity of adj advantageous 4 senses of advantageous Sense 1 advantageous (vs. disadvantageous) => beneficial, good => discriminatory, preferential => discriminatory, preferential => plus, positive => profitable Also See-> expedient#1; opportune#1; profitable#1 Sense 2 advantageous, appropriate => expedient (vs. inexpedient) Sense 3 advantageous => desirable (vs. undesirable) Sense 4 advantageous, favorable, golden => auspicious (vs. inauspicious) Attributes of adj advantageous Familiarity of adj advantageous advantageous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj advantageous advantageous disadvantageous most advantageous Overview of adj advantageous The adj advantageous has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) advantageous -- (giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often") 2. advantageous, appropriate -- (appropriate for achieving a particular end implies a lack of concern for fairness) 3. advantageous -- (likely to be of benefit or advantage; "in an advantageous position") 4. advantageous, favorable, golden -- (very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity")
advantageous definition
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