as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses
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Recent Examples of minus
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Brunson finished the game minus-nine, while the Knicks outscored the Spurs by five in Jose Alvarado’s nine minutes on the floor.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 June 2026
There’s a very good chance O’Reilly’s case ends up looking an awful lot like Rod Brind’Amour, presumably minus the coaching accolades that aren’t supposed to matter but kind of do.
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
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Noun
White finished with 19 points, five rebounds, three assists, a team-high plus-minus of plus-21.
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Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Brunson finished the game minus-nine, while the Knicks outscored the Spurs by five in Jose Alvarado’s nine minutes on the floor.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
Preposition
Men plus power equals women minus fingers.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 June 2026
There’s a very good chance O’Reilly’s case ends up looking an awful lot like Rod Brind’Amour, presumably minus the coaching accolades that aren’t supposed to matter but kind of do.
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
Noun
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Many of them are single mothers due to structural disadvantages.
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Importantly, the goal isn’t to put junior employees at a disadvantage.
Preposition
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When emergency responders arrived, Benning was found without a pulse, face down across a bed.
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Outside of Danny grinding on women without their consent, does his dancing really merit a preemptive warning?
Noun
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For more serious violations, such as parking in a handicap space or in front of a fire hydrant, drivers will receive a 15-minute text warning.
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The deal, of which Vance is increasingly the public face, is encountering a wall of opposition from skeptical conservatives who have blasted it as a loss for the United States — and a potential handicap for Vance’s political future.
Noun
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However, the positives have increasingly outweighed the negatives throughout 2026, to the point where, at the time of writing, the game has a 74% positive score for reviews written in the past 30 days (of which there have been 951).
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Rather than viewing that as a negative for the sector, investors saw it as another reason that companies will need to spend more on cybersecurity.
Noun
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Working from home also has downsides.
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Just make sure to fully consider all of the possible benefits and downsides before making a decision.
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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