difference between beneficial,advantageous,favourable? Their explanation in the dictionary looks quite similar to me. {advantageous (to somebody)= good or useful in a particular situation beneficial (to something/somebody) (formal) =improving a situation; having a helpful or useful effect favourable (to/for somebody/something) =good for something and making it likely to be successful or have an advantage } Would it make any difference if I replace the word with other 2 in the following examples? A free trade agreement would be *advantageous* to both countries. A good diet is *beneficial* to health. The weather was *favourable* for a barbecue outside. *favourable* economic conditions Thanks