Antonyms of verb disadvantage

1 sense of disadvantage

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

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

1 sense of disadvantage

Sense 1
disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour -- (put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me")
       => discriminate, separate, single out -- (treat differently on the basis of sex or race)

Antonyms of adj disadvantaged

1 sense of disadvantaged

Sense 1
deprived, disadvantaged -- (marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law")

INDIRECT (VIA underprivileged) -> privileged -- (blessed with privileges; "the privileged few")

Similarity of adj disadvantaged

1 sense of disadvantaged

Sense 1
deprived, disadvantaged -- (marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law")
       => underprivileged (vs. privileged) -- (lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society)

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