a. | 1. | Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; |
Adj. | 1. | advantageous - giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" Antonyms: disadvantageous, harmful - constituting a disadvantage |
2. | advantageous - appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness Synonyms: appropriate |