vantage

van·tage

noun \ˈvan-tij\

Definition of VANTAGE

1

archaic : benefit, gain

2

: superiority in a contest

3

: a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view

4

: advantage 4

— to the vantage

obsolete : in addition

Examples of VANTAGE

1. <the vantage had all been ours for the first half of the contest>

Origin of VANTAGE

Middle English, from Anglo-French vantage, avantage — more at advantage

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to VANTAGE

Synonyms: better, bulge, catbird seat, drop, edge, high ground, inside track, jump, pull, stead, upper hand, advantage, whip hand

Antonyms: disadvantage, drawback, handicap, liability, minus, penalty, strike

Related Words: allowance, head start, lead, leg up, margin, odds, start; ascendancy (also ascendency), command, dominance, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, transcendency; precedence, preference, prerogative, privilege, seniority; break, foothold, opportunity; benefit, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, manna, windfall

Near Antonyms: detriment, stranglehold; disparity, imbalance, inequality, unevenness; disability, failing, impairment, shortcoming; bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammel; lurch, setback

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