advantageous meaning

advantageous means 'helpful or good for success or benefit'.

advantageous :

beneficial, helpful

adjective

▪ This plan is advantageous for us.

▪ This plan is helpful for us.

▪ It is advantageous to start early.

▪ It is helpful to start early.

paraphrasing

▪ favorable – beneficial

▪ profitable – helpful

▪ useful – beneficial

▪ worthwhile – helpful

Pronunciation

advantageous [ˌæd.vænˈteɪ.dʒəs]

The stress is on 'ta' and sounds like 'ad-van-tay-jus'.

Common phrases and grammar about advantageous

advantageous - Common meaning

adjective
beneficial, helpful

Part of Speech Changes for "advantageous"

▪ advantage (noun) – a helpful or good thing

▪ advantageously (adverb) – in a helpful way

Common Expressions with "advantageous"

▪ advantageous position – a helpful place

▪ advantageous opportunity – a helpful chance

▪ advantageous deal – a helpful agreement

▪ advantageous situation – a helpful condition

Important examples of advantageous in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, advantageous is often used to describe situations or conditions that provide benefits.

▪This deal is advantageous for both parties.
▪This deal is beneficial for both parties.

Example of a confusing word: adventitious (accidental)

▪This deal is adventitious for both parties.
▪This deal is accidental for both parties.
"Advantageous" is an adjective meaning "providing an advantage" or "beneficial," and is used correctly in the sentence "This deal is advantageous for both parties," indicating that the deal offers benefits. "Adventitious," on the other hand, means "accidental" or "happening by chance," and does not fit the context of describing a beneficial deal. Using "adventitious" here is grammatically incorrect and changes the meaning entirely. Therefore, "advantageous" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

As an adjective, advantageous often modifies nouns like position, deal, or situation in TOEIC questions.

▪The new policy is advantageous to employees.
▪The new policy is beneficial to employees.

advantageous

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

advantageous position

'helpful place', used when talking about a strategic or beneficial location.

▪Being near the station is an advantageous position.
▪Being near the station is a helpful place.

play to one's advantage

means 'to use something beneficially'.

▪She played to her advantage in the negotiation.
▪She used her strengths in the negotiation.

Differences between similar words and advantageous

advantageous

,

beneficial

differences

Advantageous is often used for strategic or situational benefits, while beneficial is more general for any good effect.

advantageous
▪The location is advantageous for business.
▪The location is helpful for business.
beneficial
▪Exercise is beneficial for health.
▪Exercise is good for health.
advantageous

Words with the same origin as advantageous

The origin of advantageous

advantageous comes from the word 'advantage', which originally meant a favorable condition.

Word structure

The parts are: 'advantage' (benefit) and 'ous' (having), so advantageous means 'having benefits'.

Words with the same origin

The root of advantageous is advantage. Words with the same root include disadvantage (a negative condition).

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