Advantageous and Perilous

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Advantageous adjective - Promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being.

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Perilous is an antonym for advantageous.

Nearby Words: advantage, advantageously

Perilous adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.

Usage example: a perilous journey through hostile territory

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Advantageous is an antonym for perilous.

Nearby Words: peril, perilously, periled

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