to the advantage of

Synonyms

behalf

Antonyms

at the expense of

Examples

Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail! Demosthenes

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolò Machiavelli

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites. François de La Rochefoucauld

It is to the advantage of despots to keep people ignorant; it is to our advantage to make them intelligent. We must lead all of them gradually away from ignorance. Mao Zedong

It will, of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will contribute to our success in controlling human nature and changing it to the advantage of the common weal. Edward Thorndike

For a free country to continue thriving, there have to be regular reforms, because any society, any economy that stays in place, you're going to see repeated attempts to exploit the openings for twisting policy to the advantage of those who already have wealth and power. Al Gore

Words in the phrase

to the advantage of

Close letter words and terms

to that end to that extent to the to the back of beyond to the backbone to the benefit of