Synonyms of stead

stead

noun

ˈsted 

as in advantage

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantage
• edge
• jump
• opportunity
• odds
• vantage
• start
• whip hand
• better
• high ground
• drop
• inside track
• upper hand
• privilege
• pull
• bulge
• lead
• margin
• coign of vantage
• superiority
• ascendency
• ascendancy
• allowance
• catbird seat
• benefit
• dominance
• head start
• prerogative
• precedence
• supremacy
• mastery
• transcendence
• seniority
• predominance
• leg up
• preference
• foothold
• transcendency
• command
• windfall
• break
• godsend
• blessing
• felicity
• manna
• boon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disadvantage
• penalty
• liability
• strike
• minus
• drawback
• detriment
• handicap
• failing
• imbalance
• disability
• inequality
• let
• disparity
• impairment
• shortcoming
• interference
• stop
• check
• bar
• obstacle
• hindrance
• stranglehold
• embarrassment
• impediment
• obstruction
• catch
• hitch
• rub
• hurdle
• unevenness
• setback
• shackle
• lurch
• clog
• trammel
• crimp
• manacle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stead

Jason Carter, the former president's grandson, accepted the award in his stead. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2025

In his stead, Bischof is supposed to form a new midfield axis with top star Jamal Musiala and Aleksandar Pavlovic. —Manuel Veth, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

Since then, Minnesota has managed to record a 6-4-0 record in his stead but has now lost three of its last four. —David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025

The production designer was referencing an early film in his career, a comedy headlined by Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston in which the former ruins the sperm sample the latter intends to use to impregnate herself, forcing him to supply his own specimen in its stead. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2024

Phrases Containing stead

• to stand one in good stead