Synonyms of benefits

benefits 1 of 2

noun

plural of benefit

1

as in advantages

a thing that helps

it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantages
• assets
• resources
• boons
• help
• aids
• blessings
• hands
• lifts
• windfalls
• supports
• sustenances
• refuges
• recourses
• pick-me-ups
• resorts
• godsends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disadvantages
• drawbacks
• impediments
• hindrances
• encumbrances
• liabilities
• obstacles
• constraints
• minuses
• restraints
• inhibitors
• obstructions
• strangleholds

2

as in blessings

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing

the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessings
• boons
• bonuses
• gifts
• windfalls
• goods
• felicities
• advantages
• reliefs
• benedictions
• godsends
• mannas
• consolations
• mercies
• joys
• assistances
• graces
• supports
• pleasures
• delights
• help
• aids
• comforts
• favors
• solaces
• extras
• mitzvoth
• anodynes
• lagniappes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• evils
• curses
• afflictions
• plagues
• disadvantages
• scourges
• nuisances
• pests
• irritants
• banes
• trials
• bothers
• tribulations
• miseries
• jinxes
• hoodoos
• crosses
• hexes

benefits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of benefit

as in helps

to provide with something useful or desirable

his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantages
• helps
• avails
• aids
• profits
• serves
• assists
• succeeds
• works (for)
• pleases
• delights
• satisfies
• improves
• contents
• blesses
• betters
• gratifies
• gladdens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinders
• impedes
• damages
• hurts
• harms
• impairs
• injures
• upsets
• afflicts
• distresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of benefits

Noun

Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen vowed deep budget cuts Tuesday to lower the deficit, but has also pledged to increase retirement benefits. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Eco effort Explora is a Certified B (or B Corp) company that works to address climate change, stimulate the local workforce, and provide benefits to the community by sourcing most of its products locally. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

If a student is detained or deported, college officials must try to help the student retain their eligibility for financial aid, research funding, housing stipends and other benefits the student was awarded, per the state policy. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Research shows additional instruction time can improve academic achievement, but in order to reap the benefits, several factors are at play including attendance. — Lina Ruiz october 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

Lunamyst Red Light Therapy Blanket Sure, red light mats are cool, but red light blankets go the extra mile to completely wrap users in the relevant wavelengths’ benefits — like an overachieving cocoon. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

The government is trying to pass a new state budget for 2027 and curb spending on some elements of the social benefits system. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

In skin care, it’s touted for similar barrier-supporting benefits. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 1 Oct. 2026

The costs from climate change will be so extortionate and the economic value losses so devastating that, in the final wash of the cost-benefit analysis, the benefits of mitigation outweigh the costs. — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Silicon photonics already benefits from decades of advances in semiconductor manufacturing. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Healthy people are able to work, contribute to the economy, care for their families, and thrive, which benefits everyone. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Jeff also noted that fellow Club name Eaton , which benefits from electricity demand, is also up more than 2% on Tuesday. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

That work benefits both organic and AI answers, because both are drawing on the same picture of you. — Ben Foster, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

So are the inputs of the models being collected in a legal way that benefits the ecosystem that created them? — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

On social media and online forums, some French users call the emergence of digital tipping a scam that benefits restaurants and commission-earning payment platforms more than servers. — CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

The self-regulation of the financial industry shows it can be done, as organizations like FINRA contributed to the democratization of finance that benefits everyday investors. — William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

But while money remains unclaimed, the government benefits from having control of it. — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026