advantageously

IPA/ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəsli/
IPA/ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəsli/

advantageously — adverb

1. so as to put someone or something in a better position, or to help a plan, deal,

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Definition

so as to put someone or something in a better position, or to help a plan, deal, or arrangement turn out better

Example

The hotel is advantageously placed near the station and old market.

collocation: advantageously placed

Liang displayed the mangoes advantageously beside the busy front door.

formal adverb showing helpful arrangement

Common collocations
  • advantageously placed
  • advantageously located
  • advantageously arranged
  • compare advantageously with
Synonyms
  • favorably

    broader and more common, especially for comparisons or public opinion

  • profitably

    narrower and usually focused on money or commercial gain

  • beneficially

    stresses a helpful effect rather than being in a stronger position

Antonyms
  • disadvantageously

    direct opposite, describing a way that leaves someone worse off

  • unfavorably

    broader opposite, often used for conditions or comparisons that do not help

Grammar Patterns

be + advantageously + placed/located

verb + advantageously

compare advantageously with + noun

Usage Note

Common in formal descriptions of location, business terms, and comparisons. It often appears with verbs such as place, arrange, sell, or compare, rather than in casual conversation.

Common Mistakes

The flat is advantageously to the station.
The flat is advantageously placed near the station.
'Advantageously' usually modifies a verb or participle such as 'placed' or 'located', not a bare location phrase.
Our deal was advantageously than theirs.
Our deal was more advantageous than theirs.
After a linking verb, use the adjective 'advantageous', not the adverb 'advantageously'.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adverb/1

'Advantageously' is a formal adverb used when a person, business, or thing is arranged or judged in a way that gives a useful edge. 'Favorably' is broader and can describe opinion, weather, or conditions that are simply good. 'Profitably' is narrower and usually points to money or commercial gain. 'Beneficially' focuses on a helpful effect, especially on health, learning, or growth, and it does not always suggest being ahead of others. A hotel can be advantageously located near a station because the position helps it compete. A shop can sell profitably when the sale brings in money, while a treatment acts beneficially when it improves someone's condition.

advantageously ↗favorably ↗profitablybeneficially ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • be advantageously placed
  • compare advantageously with
  • sell advantageously

Prepositions

Etymology

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Built in English from the adjective 'advantageous' and the adverb ending '-ly'. 'Advantageous' comes from 'advantage', a word that entered English through Old French with the idea of being ahead or in a better position. 'Advantageously' then developed as the form used for actions, arrangements, and comparisons that give someone or something that useful edge.

First known use

1562

1562, in the meaning defined above