Synonyms for advantageous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ad-vuh n-tey-juh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs |
Définition of advantageous
Origin :- 1590s, formed in English from advantage, or else from French avantageux (15c.), from avantage (see advantage). Related: Advantageously; advantageousness.
- adj favorable
- It will readily be seen how advantageous these proprietary rights must have been to the wife.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- How advantageous this business will eventually prove to me, I cannot say.
- Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
- When it has lain in pickle a few days, it would be advantageous to boil and skim the brine, and pour it on again when cold.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- How then can wisdom be advantageous, when giving no advantage?
- Extract from : « Charmides » by Plato
- The Americans had the most advantageous position, but were at times overwhelmed by numbers.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- But its situation is most charming from its beauty, and most advantageous for trade.
- Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
- Their confidence is cheering to me, and will, I trust, be advantageous to themselves.
- Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
- Feeding of calves by hand is also, in various respects, advantageous.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
- On the contrary, all such efforts would be advantageous to the state.
- Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
- They were on a facet of the hill not quite so advantageous as others.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
Antonyms for advantageous
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