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
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Porzingis, who received a tribute video and a standing ovation between quarters, was the only Warriors starter to post a positive plus/minus in the first half (plus-1).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Want a dose of local polo minus the sunshine and horses?
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The minus, for me at least, is to depersonalize these iconic figures.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Porzingis, who received a tribute video and a standing ovation between quarters, was the only Warriors starter to post a positive plus/minus in the first half (plus-1).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Preposition
Ablon also offered to purchase all of AT&T’s real estate holdings in downtown minus the Whitacre Tower property, which is owned by Pacific Elm Properties and Dundon Capital Partners.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Want a dose of local polo minus the sunshine and horses?
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
Noun
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If society is looking to keep the underserved at a disadvantage relative to their peers, forcing them to attend failing schools is a good way to go about it.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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Charlie makes an excellent point about what the disadvantage might be.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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But state lawmakers estimate a quarter to half of current enrollees — as many as 40,000 people — would be thrown off the Medicaid expansion under the requirements in House Bill 913 and forced to find coverage another way, or go without.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Matches without goals triggered texts to Garden requesting immediate Wyscout Zoom sessions.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Moscow relies heavily on oil revenue to finance its war on Ukraine, and sanctions were a growing handicap.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Moscow relies heavily on oil revenue to finance its invasion and sanctions were a growing handicap.—
SYLVIE CORBET,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The collection includes not only new scans from the original camera negatives but also several hours of interviews and visual essays that provide essential context for these movies, both within Italian genre cinema and Margheriti’s filmography.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2026
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Hyland and fellow reserve Naz Reid both were plus-26 in the win, while three of Minnesota’s starters finished in the negatives.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Institutions can’t keep up, and the potential downsides of runaway acceleration are too large.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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There are steep downsides to private investment.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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