advantaged

Speech parts

1. advantaged - Adjective

2. advantaged - Verb

Meaning

of Advantage

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

used inside lucky serve powerful advantage choice chosen preferred rich promote favor wealthy elite situated
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Antonyms

poor depressed catastrophic impoverished anxious refrain
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Phrases with the word

advantaged area more advantaged advantaged person

Examples

The difference principle, for example, requires that the higher expectations of the more advantaged contribute to the prospects of the least advantaged. John Rawls

Social and economic inequalities, for example inequalities of wealth and authority, are just only if they result in compensating benefits for everyone, and in particular for the least advantaged members of society. John Rawls

All previous revolutions have been political-in them the have-not majority has attempted revengefully to pull down the economically advantaged minority. If realized, this historically greatest design revolution will joyously elevate all humanity to unprecedented heights. Buckminster Fuller

It is also often argued that neo-liberalism, especially neo-liberal economics, helps those in the advantaged categories and hurts, often badly, those in the disadvantaged categories. George Ritzer

I wanted, however, something more from the new middle-class institution than either the decadent romanticism of the sixties or the careerism of the seventies. I wanted students more aware of their differences from persons less advantaged. Richard Rodriguez

Early admission programs tend to advantage the advantaged. Derek Bok

Close letter words and terms

advantage play advantage player advantageable advantaged area advantaged person advantageous