downside
noun
down·side
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīd 
1
: a downward trend (as of prices)
2
: a negative aspect
the downside of fame
Examples of downside in a Sentence
He could find no downside to the car.
the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work
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Like air travel, fast fashion, and so many indulgences of our era, drinking invites us to consider a gruelling litany of downsides and then decide whether the trade-offs are worth it.
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The potential downside of a long layoff has been a hot topic in baseball ever since MLB expanded its playoff field in 2022, awarding first-round byes to the top-two seeds in each league.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
The downside is that if the operating business will not be able to pledge the LLC interests as collateral for loans if needed.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
There’s another downside to Trump’s purge.
—Elana Schor, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The potential downside of a long layoff has been a hot topic in baseball ever since MLB expanded its playoff field in 2022, awarding first-round byes to the top-two seeds in each league.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
The downside is that if the operating business will not be able to pledge the LLC interests as collateral for loans if needed.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
There’s another downside to Trump’s purge.
—Elana Schor, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for downside
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“Downside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downside. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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