advantaged
Having a headstart
Advantaged describes someone in a favorable position relative to others—having benefits, resources, or circumstances that confer an edge.
The word appears most often in contrast with disadvantaged: programs for both advantaged and disadvantaged students.
It can also modify circumstances themselves: an advantaged upbringing, an advantaged position in the market.
Having abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- richHaving much of something
- well-offHaving sufficient wealth
moneyed · comfortable · privileged · endowed · fortunate · inheritance · well-heeled · propertied
Superior select group
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- blue-bloodedOf noble ancestry
privileged · gentry · nobility · establishment · well-connected · influential · prestigious · exclusive
Initial advantage given
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- upper-handAdvantageous position over another
- dominantHaving superior influence
stronger · favored · front-runner · outperforming · leading · superior · outpacing · ahead
Educational funding or erudition
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- educationSystematic development of mind
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
prospects · head-start · access · connections · leg-up · fast-track · springboard · platform
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- richHaving much of something
well-off · moneyed · comfortable · privileged · endowed · fortunate · inheritance · well-heeled · propertied · landed
elite
Superior select group
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
blue-blooded · privileged · gentry · nobility · establishment · well-connected · influential · prestigious · exclusive · insider
head-start
Initial advantage given
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- upper-handAdvantageous position over another
dominant · stronger · favored · front-runner · outperforming · leading · superior · outpacing · ahead · winning
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- educationSystematic development of mind
internship · prospects · head-start · access · connections · leg-up · fast-track · springboard · platform · resources
advantageddisadvantaged
Lacking social or economic resources
underprivileged · deprived · marginalized · poor · impoverished
advantageddisadvantaged
Lacking social or economic resources
handicapped · hindered · hampered · outmatched · weakened
- take advantageUse opportunistically for benefit
- take advantage ofUse for one's benefit
- unfair advantageUnearned competitive benefit
- home field advantageBenefit of hosting games
- home advantageBenefit of playing locally
- home court advantageEdge from playing locally
advantage, disadvantage, advantages, disadvantaged, advantageous, disadvantageous, advantageously, advantaging, disadvantageously