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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What is the downside of LeafFilter?
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Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 4 May 2026
This was a snapshot of the 2026 Orioles — tantalizing upside, frustrating downside, and now even more pressure on an underwhelming rotation.
—Josh Tolentino, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026
But there could be many downsides to interfering with an activity as essential and mysterious as sleep.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
The downside of this approach is that the study did not capture variations in metal-enrichment patterns between different individuals of the same species.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
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Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 4 May 2026
This was a snapshot of the 2026 Orioles — tantalizing upside, frustrating downside, and now even more pressure on an underwhelming rotation.
—Josh Tolentino, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026
But there could be many downsides to interfering with an activity as essential and mysterious as sleep.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
The downside of this approach is that the study did not capture variations in metal-enrichment patterns between different individuals of the same species.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
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 5 May. 2026.
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