Synonyms of albatross

albatross

noun

as in millstone

Related Words

• millstone
• stranglehold
• minus
• downside
• drawback
• disadvantage
• handicap
• disability
• debit
• liability
• impairment
• negative
• strike
• failing
• incommodity
• shortcoming
• disbenefit
• impediment
• obstruction
• interference
• hindrance
• obstacle
• embarrassment
• let
• hurdle
• shackle
• rub
• clog
• hitch
• crimp
• trammel
• catch
• stop
• manacle
• bar
• check

Dissimilar Words

• asset
• advantage
• edge
• plus
• margin
• vantage
• control
• lead
• ascendancy
• drop
• start
• mastery
• upper hand
• supremacy
• transcendence
• head start
• jump
• privilege
• superiority
• predominance
• opportunity
• command
• prerogative
• assistance
• aid
• break
• help
• better

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of albatross

Its merger with Musk’s AI startup xAI has shouldered it with a controversial albatross that also happens to be a gigantic money hole. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 June 2026

My point is that Italian Americans continue to have an unfair albatross hanging around their necks via organized crime. — Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026

An albatross is worth 10 points, a hole-in-one is worth eight points, an eagle is worth six points, a birdie is worth three points, a par is worth one point, a bogey is worth nothing and anything two over par or worse is worth minus two points. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

The baton being passed from Taylor Sheridan, who to me is the greatest writer of the last 20 years, could have really been an albatross. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 May 2026