handicap vs vantage

vantage vs handicap

handicap and vantage both are nouns.

handicap is a verb but vantage is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of handicap include advantage.

handicap (noun)	vantage (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	place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

handicap (verb)	vantage (verb)
injure permanently
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 vantage

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