Antonyms for vantage
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : van-tij, vahn- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæn tɪdʒ, ˈvɑn- |
Definition of vantage
Origin :- c.1300, "advantage, profit," from Anglo-French vantage, from Old French avantage (see advantage). Vantage point attested from 1865; a similar notion was in earlier vantage ground (1610s).
- noun advantage
- noun point of view
- We have a vantage, since we see them against the light and they can scarce see us.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The second course was so equal that the keenest judges could not discern any vantage.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Unarmed and taken at a vantage, I was struck down and pinioned in a moment.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- From hidden points of vantage the family watched the performance.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- But even from this vantage ground he found his purpose thwarted.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- They were eager to secure their points of vantage from which to view that morning's spectacle.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- It was indeed an excellent point of vantage from which to see the country.
- Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
- From our vantage point we can see that serious mistakes were made.
- Extract from : « Higher Education and Business Standards » by Willard Eugene Hotchkiss
- In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- From a point of vantage, atop the Ertak, we watched for the end.
- Extract from : « The Terror from the Depths » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
Synonyms for vantage
- aid
- angle
- Anschauung
- ascendancy
- asset
- assistance
- attitude
- authority
- avail
- blessing
- boon
- break
- choice
- comfort
- convenience
- dominance
- drop
- edge
- eminence
- expediency
- eye
- favor
- frame of reference
- gain
- good
- gratification
- handicap
- head start
- help
- hold
- improvement
- influence
- interest
- lead
- leeway
- leg-up
- leverage
- luck
- mastery
- odds
- opinion
- optique
- orientation
- outlook
- perspective
- position
- power
- pre-eminence
- precedence
- preference
- prestige
- prevalence
- private opinion
- profit
- protection
- recognition
- resources
- return
- sanction
- slant
- standpoint
- start
- starting
- superiority
- support
- supremacy
- two cents worth
- upper hand
- utility
- viewpoint
- way of thinking
- wealth
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