handicap vs advantage

advantage vs handicap

handicap and advantage both are nouns.

handicap and advantage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handicap	Yes	No	Yes	No
advantage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, advantage is a hypernym of handicap; that is, advantage is a word with a broader meaning than handicap:

handicap: advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
advantage: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

Other hypernyms of handicap include vantage.

handicap (noun)	advantage (noun)
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning	the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	benefit resulting from some event or action
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness	(tennis) first point scored after deuce

handicap (verb)	advantage (verb)
injure permanently	give an advantage to
put at a disadvantage
attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

Difference between handicap and advantage

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