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Advantage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Any state, condition, or circumstance, favorable to success, prosperity, interest, or reputation.

2. The enemy had the advantage of elevated ground.

3. Benefit; gain; profit.

4. What advantage will it be to thee? Job 35:3 .

5. There exists, in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage

6. Means to an end; opportunity; convenience for obtaining benefit; as, student enjoy great advantages for improvement.

7. The General took advantage of his enemy's negligence.

8. Favorable state or circumstances; as, jewels set to advantage

9. Superiority, or prevalence over; with of or over.

10. Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, (or over us.) 2 Corinthians 2:11 .

11. Superiority, or that which gives it; as, the advantage of a good constitution.

12. Interest; increase; overplus.

13. And with advantage means to pay thy love. obsolete

14. Additional circumstance to give preponderation.

Advantage [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To benefit; as to yield profit or gain.

2. What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? Luke 9:25 .

3. To promote; to advance the interest of.

Advantage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.

2. Superiority; mastery; -- with of or over.

3. Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.

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

Advantage [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.

Advantage-ground [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Ground that gives advantage or superiority; a state that gives superior advantages for annoyance or resistance.

Advantageable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Profitable; convenient; gainful. [Little used.]

Advantageable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Advantageous.

Advantaged [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Benefitted; promoted.

Advantaged [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Advantage

Advantageous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Being of advantage; furnishing convenience, or opportunity to gain benefit; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position of the troops; trade is advantageous to a nation.

Advantageous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.

Advantageously [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In an advantageous manner; profitably; usefully; conveniently.

Advantageously [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Profitably; with advantage.

Advantageousness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The quality or state of being advantageous; profitableness; usefulness; convenience.

Advantageousness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Profitableness.

Superiority Roget’s Thesaurus §33

N. superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull, preponderance, preponderation, vantage ground, prevalence, partiality, personal superiority, nobility, triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack *, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, τρικυμία, climax, culmination, transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, benjamin's mess, excess, surplus, (redundancy) 641

V. be superior, exceed, excel, transcend, outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-herod, pass, surpass, get ahead of, over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch, top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, beat hollow, outstrip, eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint, have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, play first fiddle, preponderate, predominate, prevail, precede, take precedence, come first, come to a head, culminate, beat &c. all others, bear the palm, break the record, take the cake *, become larger, render larger, (expand) 194

Adj. superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished, ultra, vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning, first-rate, (excellent) 648, unrivaled peerless, matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil, unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed, superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison, culminating, transcendent, transcendental, plus royaliste que le roi, more catholic than the pope increased, enlarged

Adv. beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, κατ’ ἐξοχήν, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more

Phr. "i shall not look upon his like again", deos fortioribus addesse

Good Roget’s Thesaurus §618

N. good, benefit, advantage, improvement, greatest good, supreme good, interest, service, behoof, behalf, weal, main chance, summum bonum, common weal, "consummation devoutly to be wished", gain, boot, profit, harvest, boon, good turn, blessing, world of good, piece of good luck, piece of good fortune, nuts, prize, windfall, godsend, waif, treasure-trove, good fortune, happiness, goodness, utility, remedy, pleasure giving

Adj. commendable, useful, good &c, beneficial

Adv. well, aright, satisfactorily, favorably, not amis, all for the best, to one's advantage, in one's favor, in one's interest

Phr. so far so good, magnum bonum

Expedience Roget’s Thesaurus §646

N. expedience, expediency, desirableness, desirability, fitness, utility, propriety, opportunism, advantage, high time

V. be expedient, suit, befit, suit the time, befit the time, suit the season, befit the season, suit the occasion, befit the occasion, conform

Adj. expedient, desirable, advisable, acceptable, convenient, worth while, meet, fit, fitting, due, proper, eligible, seemly, becoming, befitting, opportune, in loco, suitable, applicable

Adv. in the right place, conveniently

Phr. operae pretium est

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7 KJV and 10 BSB verses contain “Advantage”

Leviticus 25:14

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.

Leviticus 25:17

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.

Job 35:3

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’

Proverbs 9:12

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

Ecclesiastes 6:8

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Luke 9:25

For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?

Romans 3:1

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

1 Corinthians 15:32

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

2 Corinthians 2:11

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

2 Corinthians 11:20

For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Jude 1:16

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

2 Maccabees 8:7

But specially took he advantage of the night for such privy attempts, insomuch that the fruit of his holiness was spread every where.