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Advantageous

Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.

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Beneficial 84% connected

Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Beneficial 84% connected

Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Discriminatory 84% connected

Discriminative.

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Discriminatory 84% connected

Discriminative.

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Expedient 84% connected

Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desi…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Expedient 84% connected

Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desi…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Good 84% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Good 84% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Plus 84% connected

More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to minus.

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Plus 84% connected

More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to minus.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Positive 84% connected

Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

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Positive 84% connected

Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

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Preferential 84% connected

Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.

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Preferential 84% connected

Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.

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Derivationally related 2

Advantage 74% connected

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantag…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Advantage 74% connected

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantag…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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See also 6

Expedient 66% connected

Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expedient 66% connected

Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Opportune 66% connected

Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.

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Opportune 66% connected

Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.

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Profitable 66% connected

Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a pr…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Profitable 66% connected

Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a pr…

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Synonym 2

Favorable 92% connected

Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Favourable 92% connected

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Disadvantageous 94% connected

Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army…

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Disadvantageous 94% connected

Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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