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Synonyms for pro

Most common

plus advantage upside

All synonyms

Noun

1. Plus — an advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons)

plus, advantage, upside

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).

    What are the pros and cons of buying a car?

Forms

Plural
pros → pluses, advantages, upsides, professionals…

Choose the right word

Pro or Gradior?

pro, forward, gradior, go) is a moving onward or forward, whether in space or in the mental or moral realm, and may be either mechanical, individual, or social.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • plus One crook plus one crook is equal to zero crooks.
  • advantage He took advantage of my ignorance and deceived me.
  • upside The artist was hung upside down from the trapeze.
  • professional My son wants to become a professional golf player.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
prosteady
plusfalling
advantagesteady
upsiderising
professionalsteady
promethazinefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
plus1
6 letters
upside2
9 letters
advantage3
12 letters
professional4, promethazine

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (upside2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pro
Deutsch
Profi