Antonyms of noun advantage

1 of 3 senses of advantage

Sense 1
advantage, vantage -- (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me")
       Antonym of disadvantage (Sense 1)
      => disadvantage -- (the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun advantage

3 senses of advantage

Sense 1
advantage, vantage -- (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me")
       => asset, plus -- (a useful or valuable quality)

Sense 2
advantage -- ((tennis) first point scored after deuce)
       => point -- (the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points")

Sense 3
advantage, reward -- (benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity")
       => benefit, welfare -- (something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all")

Antonyms of verb advantage

1 sense of advantage

Sense 1
advantage -- (give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich")
       Antonym of disadvantage (Sense 1)
      => disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour -- (put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb advantage

1 sense of advantage

Sense 1
advantage -- (give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich")
       => prefer, favor, favour -- (promote over another; "he favors his second daughter")

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