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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2
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
Colorism refers to discrimination where individuals of the same race receive benefits or disadvantages based on their skin tone.
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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
What are the disadvantages of a DBA?
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 19 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, 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
Yet Democrats still face structural disadvantages.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
My only advice is to do your homework and know there are advantages and disadvantages associated with any medical procedure.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
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
What are the disadvantages of a DBA?
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 19 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, 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
Yet Democrats still face structural disadvantages.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
My only advice is to do your homework and know there are advantages and disadvantages associated with any medical procedure.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 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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Starbucks is facing multiple employee complaints and lawsuits across the United States over the rollout of a new dress code and the expenses associated with it.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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La Salle has been stuck between making just over the limit to qualify for Medicaid and not making enough to be able to comfortably afford to pay for private insurance, rent and family expenses.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Sep. 2025
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The company has between $100,000 and $500,000 in liabilities, the documents continued.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Hesitation and complexity are liabilities; clarity and rapid execution are non-negotiable.—
Daniel Schmeltz,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the drawbacks of these machines for the wrist—their reliance on a human being as an energy source, their lack of uniformity within identical reference numbers, even their oft-finicky nature—are what gives them their considerable charm.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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The $999 device focuses on a thin profile, but has drawbacks in battery life, audio and cameras.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 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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The Trojans have started unbeaten behind a well-rounded offense and solid defense that continues to deliver despite shortcomings in the secondary.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The contrast was on display in the session’s opening moments, when Annalena Baerbock, the General Assembly’s president, urged delegates not to give in to despair about the institution’s shortcomings.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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And at 0-3, the Miami Dolphins’ losses have certainly began to pile up.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, these facilities could potentially pivot to cloud services, scientific computing, or other workloads, but at what might be massive losses for investors who paid AI-boom prices.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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There was a lot of bad, a lot of negatives.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
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The analysts recognize the negatives but said their checks of Adobe’s enterprise customers were positive.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Disadvantages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantages. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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