1
as in handicaps
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court
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as in expenses
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage
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Recent Examples of disadvantages
Jeffrey Hall Professor, University of Kansas While some users report positive effects of having an AI companion, there are disadvantages and even dangers to having a relationship with one.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
In her book, Marin frames her economic disadvantages as an essential part of her political education.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Are there any disadvantages to redshirting?
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Across the country, girls and women are once again being asked to overcome structural disadvantages that Title IX was designed to eliminate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Colorism refers to discrimination where individuals of the same race receive benefits or disadvantages based on their skin tone.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Each provides certain advantages and disadvantages; see my analysis at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Native Hawaiian community struggles with higher rates of poverty and incarceration, so Hawaiian children may have educational disadvantages.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Both China and the United States have advantages and disadvantages in this strategic competition.
—Sadek Wahba, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
In her book, Marin frames her economic disadvantages as an essential part of her political education.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Are there any disadvantages to redshirting?
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Across the country, girls and women are once again being asked to overcome structural disadvantages that Title IX was designed to eliminate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Colorism refers to discrimination where individuals of the same race receive benefits or disadvantages based on their skin tone.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Each provides certain advantages and disadvantages; see my analysis at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Native Hawaiian community struggles with higher rates of poverty and incarceration, so Hawaiian children may have educational disadvantages.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Both China and the United States have advantages and disadvantages in this strategic competition.
—Sadek Wahba, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantages
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The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Secondary school students in less affluent states will find themselves with substandard educational offerings that may serve as handicaps when those students compete with those who have benefited from enriched educational opportunities provided in wealthier states.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Who’s going to cover the living expenses of families ruined by problem bettors?—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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Marco Aguilera, the Fort Lauderdale chief waterways officer, applied for the grant, which will cover 75 percent of eligible expenses for five years.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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But Bear Stearns was leveraged up to 25 times with very long-term assets funded by short-term liabilities, Kotowski said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Undue Medical Debt, a national group working on the effort and taking over some hospital liabilities, will send at least 255,000 notices this week to other recipients.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Major drawbacks restrict the widespread use of these metallic materials.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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All of these things were done without the bulkiness or power requirements of a pump, which has been one of the drawbacks of other hydraulic haptic systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Oct. 2025
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These candid and thoughtful conversations about potential scenarios and solutions allow partners to get on the same page and build healthy habits for the long run that can ultimately avoid the detriments of a divorce.—
Julia Rodgers,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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While many investors understand the risks associated with aggressive investing, few realize the long-term detriments that come with an overly conservative portfolio, especially when preparing for retirement.—
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Judge has the same flaw in postseason shortcomings, both individually as a team.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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By now, the Jolly Rancher had vanished, as had a round of the house’s elegant dirty Martini, whose shortcomings in grit were made up for in potency.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Sabres started 0-3, with two of those losses coming at home.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many of those drivers could have stemmed or erased their losses simply by waiting for another year or two and paying off some or all of the remaining loan balance, Drury said.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Indianapolis Colts didn't have too many negatives to speak of following their dominant 40-6 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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In other years, all of those negatives working against the Cowboys would have spelled disaster.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Disadvantages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantages. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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