Words / B2

adv-uh-n-TAYJ-uh-s/ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/

Advantageous means likely to help or to put someone in a better position: advantageous to / for; an advantageous site. Advantage is the noun (already in the dictionary); beneficial is a close twin; profitable is the money twin. Calling a site advantageous is not analysis; name the criterion. Mix-up: advantageous vs adventurous (already in a B2 list); advantage; do not write advantageous for a slogan “win-win” with no named gain.

Meaning

Likely to help or to put someone in a better position (advantageous to / for).

Examples

• “Calling a site advantageous is not analysis; name the criterion, the geography paper said.”
• “An advantageous clause featured in the contract extract, which is the legal-gain sense — still name the clause number.”

Good to know

advantageous to / for; an advantageous + noun. Noun: advantage (already in B1). Close: beneficial / favourable. Trap: adventurous. Geography, economics, and citizenship. Helpful — name the criterion or the £.

Near in meaning

beneficial, favourable, helpful

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