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Definitions for: Advantageous
[adj] giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"
[adj] very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity"
[adj] likely to be of benefit or advantage; "in an advantageous position"
[adj] appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
Webster (1913) Definition: Ad`van*ta"geous, a. [F. avantageux, fr.
avantage.]
Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful;
profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position;
trade is advantageous to a nation.
Advabtageous comparison with any other country.
--Prescott.
You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how
swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one
goes. --Chesterfield.
Synonyms: appropriate, auspicious, beneficial, desirable, discriminatory, favorable, golden, good, plus, positive, preferential, profitable
Antonyms: disadvantageous, harmful
See Also: expedient, opportune
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