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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Chronic striving has its downsides, though.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
But leadership lives in the messy middle where competing priorities collide and every option might have upsides and downsides.
—Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 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
To the downside use the 50-day moving average as your stop loss.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
But leadership lives in the messy middle where competing priorities collide and every option might have upsides and downsides.
—Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 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
To the downside use the 50-day moving average as your stop loss.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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 13 Sep. 2025.
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