Synonyms for advantageous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Beneficial
beneficial, favorable US, favourable UK, expedient, useful, desirable, good, profitable, convenient, gainful, propitious, available, fortunate, helpful, salutary, serviceable, plus, improvable, opportune, auspicious, commodious dated
Other
furthersome dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Being of advantage, beneficial.
Example sentences
- useful Rocks and minerals are useful for us in many ways.
- beneficial Red wine is beneficial, its secret lies in dosing.
- favorable Algeria has a favorable geography for agriculture.
- expedient Never lie if the truth is more expedient.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| advantageous | falling | |
| useful | steady | |
| beneficial | steady | |
| favorable | falling | |
| expedient | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, plus1
- 6 letters
- useful2
- 7 letters
- helpful2, gainful2
- 8 letters
- salutary4
- 9 letters
- available4, fortunate3, favorable4, desirable4, expedient4, opportune3
- 10 letters
- convenient3, beneficial4, profitable4, favourable, auspicious3, propitious3, commodious4, improvable
- 11 letters
- serviceable4, furthersome
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (useful2 = 2 syllables).