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asset - 16 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | asset |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | aid, benefit, blessing, boon, credit, distinction, help, resource, service, treasure |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, liability |
| Main Entry: | asset(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | property or money possessed |
| Synonyms: | ace in the hole*, backing, bankroll, budget, capital, credit, equity, estate, funds, goods, holdings, kitty*, mattress, means, nest egg*, nut*, rainy day, resources, riches, sock*, stake, stuff, wealth, ace up sleeve, possessions, reserve(s), something put aside, something put away, stash, valuables |
| Antonyms: | liability |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advantage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit, favored position or circumstance |
| Synonyms: | aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand*, utility, wealth, expediency, leg-up, pre-eminence |
| Notes: | advantage is a relatively favorable position; superiority of means while vantage is a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, drawback, handicap, hindrance, loss, obstacle, restriction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commodity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | merchandise, possession |
| Synonyms: | article, asset, belonging, chattel, goods, line, material, object, produce, product, property, specialty, stock, thing, vendible, ware |
| Main Entry: | find |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discovery |
| Synonyms: | acquisition, asset, bargain, boast, bonanza, catch, gem, jewel, pride, treasure, good buy, one in a million, treasure trove |
| Antonyms: | loss |
| Main Entry: | investment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something given, lent for a return |
| Synonyms: | advance, ante, asset, backing, bail, contribution, endowment, expenditure, expense, finance, financing, flutter, grant, hunch, inside, loan, money, piece, plunge, property, purchase, speculation, stab*, stake, transaction, venture, interests, investing, smart money, spec, vested interests |
| Antonyms: | divestment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | merit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | arete, asset, benefit, caliber, credit, desert, dignity, excellence, good, goodness, honor, integrity, perfection, quality, stature, talent, value, virtue, worth, excellency, strong point, worthiness |
| Antonyms: | demerit, disadvantage, fault, weakness |
| Main Entry: | plum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reward, prize |
| Synonyms: | asset, bonus, catch*, cream*, dividend, find, nugget*, pick, premium, treasure, carrot*, meed |
| Antonyms: | penalty, punishment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | purchase |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possession obtained with money |
| Synonyms: | acquisition, asset, bargain, booty*, buy, gain, investment, property, steal, acquirement |
| Antonyms: | sale, sell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | valuable |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prized possession |
| Synonyms: | advantage, antique, asset, benefit, commodity, heirloom, nugget*, plum*, treasure, collectible |
| Antonyms: | garbage, trash |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | virtue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | honor, integrity |
| Synonyms: | advantage, asset, character, charity, chastity, consideration, credit, excellence, faith, faithfulness, fortitude, generosity, goodness, hope, ideal, innocence, justice, kindness, love, merit, morality, plus*, probity, prudence, purity, quality, rectitude, respectability, righteousness, temper, temperance, uprightness, value, worth, ethic, ethicality, ethicalness, fineness, good point, high-mindedness, incorruptibility, trustworthiness, worthiness |
| Antonyms: | dishonor, evil, vice, immorality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | benefit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, profit |
| Synonyms: | account, aid, asset, assistance, avail, benediction, betterment, blessing, boon, cream*, egg in one's beer, extras, favor, gain, godsend*, good, gravy*, help, interest, perk*, profit, prosperity, use, welfare, worth |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, handicap, harm, hindrance, hurt, loss, misfortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, benefit |
| Synonyms: | asset, avail, behalf, benediction, blessing, boon*, commonwealth, favor, gain, godsend, interest, nugget*, plum*, prize, profit, prosperity, service, treasure, use, usefulness, welfare, well-being, windfall, good fortune |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beauty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | asset, attraction, benefit, blessing, boon, excellent, feature, importance, merit, value, worth, good thing |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | blessing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | asset, benediction, benefit, boon, bounty, break, favor, gain, gift, godsend, good, good luck, help, kindness, lucky break, manna from heaven*, miracle, profit, service, stroke of luck*, windfall, good fortune |
| Antonyms: | bad luck, curse, disadvantage, bad fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strength |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, substance |
| Synonyms: | anchor, asset, body, burden, connection, core, gist, guts, intestinal fortitude, license, mainstay, meat, pith, purport, security, sense, succor, upper hand, weight, wire, in, strong point |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, weakness |
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