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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One downside is that Ford has done barely anything to differentiate the cockpit from that of even the cheapest Mustangs.
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Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
However, should leading developers start holding their cards closer to their chests, society would no longer have a window, not even a narrow one, to publicly learn about and assess the upsides and downsides, the risk and security profiles, and the trajectory of this foundational technology.
—Yoshua Bengio, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Barclays stands by neutral rating and $1,100 price target Analyst Kannan Venkateshwar’s target implies about 11% downside from Tuesday’s close.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The burger’s one possible downside is the too-thick American cheese, which makes things so slippery that eating the burger is a challenge.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
However, should leading developers start holding their cards closer to their chests, society would no longer have a window, not even a narrow one, to publicly learn about and assess the upsides and downsides, the risk and security profiles, and the trajectory of this foundational technology.
—Yoshua Bengio, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Barclays stands by neutral rating and $1,100 price target Analyst Kannan Venkateshwar’s target implies about 11% downside from Tuesday’s close.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The burger’s one possible downside is the too-thick American cheese, which makes things so slippery that eating the burger is a challenge.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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