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disadvantage

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of disadvantage

1 a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
  • Their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court.
Synonyms of disadvantage

debit, downside, drawback, handicap, incommodity, liability, minus, negative, strike
Words Related to disadvantage

albatross, millstone, stranglehold

disability, impairment

failing, shortcoming

bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammel
Near Antonyms of disadvantage

vantage

head start, jump, lead, margin, start

ascendancy (also ascendency), better, command, control, drop, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, upper hand

prerogative, privilege

break, opportunity

aid, assistance, help
Antonyms of disadvantage

advantage, asset, edge, plus
2 the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
  • Intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage.
Synonyms of disadvantage

despite, detriment, disfavor, penalty
Words Related to disadvantage

deficit, deprivation, expense, loss

damage, harm, hurt, injury

prejudice
Near Antonyms of disadvantage

gain
Antonyms of disadvantage

advantage, favor

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