as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work
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Recent Examples of downside
The only downside to Crochet’s performance was his continued propensity to give up home runs.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The biggest downside to linen is its tendency to wrinkle easily.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Chronic striving has its downsides, though.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The downside is that some more quirky, individualistic things probably won’t be made as much.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downside
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The biggest downside to linen is its tendency to wrinkle easily.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Chronic striving has its downsides, though.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The downside is that some more quirky, individualistic things probably won’t be made as much.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downside
Noun
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Each provides certain advantages and disadvantages; see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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What are the disadvantages of a DBA?—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The parking area is handicap accessible, as well as the free tram service from the lot to the festival grounds.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, the drawbacks of these machines for the wrist—their reliance on a human being as an energy source, their lack of uniformity within identical reference numbers, even their oft-finicky nature—are what gives them their considerable charm.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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The $999 device focuses on a thin profile, but has drawbacks in battery life, audio and cameras.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Downside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downside. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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