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
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
The stabilized turret elevates between minus 10 and plus 70 degrees, allowing the Condor to engage low-flying drones as well as ground targets.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Real interest rates, which are interest rates minus the inflation rate, could be higher for the foreseeable future due to increases in productivity and lower tax rates, such as the one Republicans just passed in Congress.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
That’s both a plus and a minus.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
The stabilized turret elevates between minus 10 and plus 70 degrees, allowing the Condor to engage low-flying drones as well as ground targets.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Preposition
This comparison pits the main Pixel 10 line (minus the 10 Pro Fold) against the main Galaxy S25 line (minus the Edge and Z Fold 7).
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Real interest rates, which are interest rates minus the inflation rate, could be higher for the foreseeable future due to increases in productivity and lower tax rates, such as the one Republicans just passed in Congress.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
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
Preposition
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Whether or not that path will continue to be forged without Kirk’s bravado and formidable presence, and who will officially take his place atop Turning Point remains unknown.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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According to San Diego’s Acting Chief Innovation Officer Alexander Hempton, Mayor Gloria is urging his team to use this moment of financial strain as an opportunity to propose new ideas and work in new ways without sacrificing effectiveness.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 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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The analysts recognize the negatives but said their checks of Adobe’s enterprise customers were positive.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The firm downgraded shares to hold from buy after its recent boost in shares led its stock price to surge beyond its $14 price target, which implies 28% downside from Monday's closing price.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Believing that they were being offered a simple, straightforward business opportunity with little financial downside by an expert jeweler with a reputation for philanthropy, investors readily agreed, according to the lawsuits.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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