DISADVANTAGES Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

disadvantages

noun

plural of disadvantage

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 Darman sketched out on paper a comparison of all the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to work at the Post while writing books, versus moving to TV. — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The advantages far, far outweigh the disadvantages, but the disadvantages at blue bloods are the outside noise is always going to be way over the top, no matter what’s happening. — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 As the lone charter school playing at the highest level of Public League football, Bulls Prep has some disadvantages, such as no true practice field. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The return of federal student loan payments this month threatens to derail prospects for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a cohort already facing steep economic disadvantages. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026 Their disadvantages include lower energy storage and the possibility of larger, heavier battery systems. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 In high-precision applications, second surface mirrors have some very distinct disadvantages. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Consider these advantages and disadvantages before choosing an ARM. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Will universities that decline to participate face disadvantages? — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The 6,970-yard course is challenging but fair and open enough for all handicaps, from the proper tees, to have a good time.

— Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026
Of course, blame Dad for any handicaps.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2026

Definition of handicaps

Noun

Koppie reported raising exactly enough to cover his campaign’s expenses of less than $3,000 from July through September, most of it out of his own pocket.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The analysis did not separately calculate the administrator’s share of those expenses.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenses

Noun

And companies like CoreWeave can’t rack up $52 billion in liabilities without a clear path to pay it back.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Rosland Capital has ceased operations and declared bankruptcy in July, listing some $64 million in liabilities and just $500,000 in assets.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of liabilities

Noun

The school districts’ joint lawsuit questioned the legality of the program and predicted immediate detriments to class sizes, staff recruitment and retention and student programming.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Back to where the last film left off, for you what are the benefits of that and what are the detriments?

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 23 July 2026

Definition of detriments

Noun

But there were also drawbacks, mainly a fear of accidentally spoiling certain events that occur in season six.

— Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Non-invasive approaches are commonly used, but often have their own drawbacks in reliability, comfort, or convenience.

— Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of drawbacks

Noun

Though opposing armies suffered heavy losses, neither made any significant territorial gains.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The Jets, meanwhile, dropped to 0-8 against AFC East opponents under Aaron Glenn, including consecutive losses to New England and Miami.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of losses

Noun

Conversations with my replacement confirmed that local physicians were frustrated with Theranos over these shortcomings and communicating with our laboratory about them.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
For residents, the reservoir nonetheless remains a painfully visible symbol of the city’s shortcomings.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shortcomings

Noun

Part of the reform focused on eliminating misdemeanor criminal penalties, arrests and jail time for unlicensed mobile food vendors and replacing them with civil violations and fines.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Parents or guardians of minors could be held responsible for administrative penalties, but could not be held criminally responsible.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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