Advantage and Setback

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Advantage noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: your experience volunteering at the hospital will put you at an advantage when you're applying for a job there

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Setback is an antonym for advantage.

Setback noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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Advantage is an antonym for setback in disappointment topic.

considerable	considerable advantage	considerable setback
true	true advantage	true setback
small	small advantage	small setback
massive	massive advantage	massive setback
Other adjectives: large, big, great, serious, huge, little, slight, new, major, possible, minor, momentary, temporary, significant, financial, strategic, tactical, biggest.

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