ADJ
- big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, overwhelming
- clear, decided/decisive, definite, distinct, material, obvious, positive, real
- Breastfeeding offers a clear advantage to your baby
- key, main, major, important, significant
- dubious
- unfair
- The company has an unfair advantage over its competitors
- added, additional
- These computers have the added advantage of being cheap
- special
- potential
- comparative, relative
- mutual
- The plan would be to our mutual advantage
- natural
- the natural advantages of countries with low labour costs
- commercial, competitive, economic, educational, electoral, financial, military, personal, political, practical, psychological, social, strategic, tactical, technical, technological
- cost, price, speed, tax
VERB + ADVANTAGE
- have
- gain, get
- He would gain considerable advantage from staying in that job
- bring (sb), give sb, offer (sb)
- Another qualification would give me a big advantage at job interviews
- press home
- The commanders were keen to press home their advantage with a further offensive in the north
- outweigh
- They argue that the possible risks attached to such vaccines vastly outweigh any advantages
PREP
- to sb's ~
- It is to your advantage to delay things for as long as possible
- ~ in
- There may be some advantage in laying down a clearer procedure
- ~ over
- East coast resorts have the advantage over west coast ones
- ~ to
- the advantage to both countries of closer economic ties
PHRASES
- to good advantage, to sb/sth's best advantage
- The bright lighting showed the jewels to their best advantage
ADJ
- full, maximum
- We took full advantage of the hotel facilities