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advantageously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a manner affording benefit or advantage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she married well
  • The children were settled advantageously in Seattle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: well

Antonyms: disadvantageously

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English advantageous Middle English -ly English -ly English advantageously From advantageous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: avantatjosament — in an advantageous manner
  • Finnish: edullisesti — in an advantageous manner
  • Finnish: hyödyllisesti — in an advantageous manner
  • French: avantageusement — in an advantageous manner
  • Georgian: ხელსაყრელად (xelsaq̇relad) — in an advantageous manner
  • German: zweckmäßigerweise — in an advantageous manner
  • Italian: proficuamente — in an advantageous manner
  • Italian: vantaggiosamente — in an advantageous manner
  • Italian: profittevolmente — in an advantageous manner
  • Norman: avantageusement — in an advantageous manner
  • Polish: awantażownie — in an advantageous manner
  • Polish: korzystnie — in an advantageous manner
  • Portuguese: vantajosamente — in an advantageous manner
  • Russian: вы́годно (výgodno) — in an advantageous manner
  • Russian: преиму́щественно (preimúščestvenno) — in an advantageous manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: про̏бита̄чно — in an advantageous manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȍbitāčno — in an advantageous manner
  • Spanish: ventajosamente — in an advantageous manner
  • Telugu: సప్రయోజనముగా (saprayōjanamugā) — in an advantageous manner