as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work
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Recent Examples of downside
Just keep in mind that encouraging young trees to rush into a harvest is not without its downsides.
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Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
Numerology usually has upsides and downsides like that.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
For the Phillies, the only downside is Sánchez will pitch just once during that California trip.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 May 2026
There are real downsides to overdoing it, particularly when the extra protein comes from red meat and saturated fats.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
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Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
Numerology usually has upsides and downsides like that.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
For the Phillies, the only downside is Sánchez will pitch just once during that California trip.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 May 2026
There are real downsides to overdoing it, particularly when the extra protein comes from red meat and saturated fats.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for downside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downside
Noun
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The conclusion for Gen Z is that they have been handed a giant disadvantage, with no mentoring in the remote-work era to plug the gap.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Former Iowa party chair Scott Brennan argued in his pitch that Republicans in his state are guaranteed to hold their contest first no matter what, putting Democratic candidates across the state at a broad disadvantage.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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That is, after establishing their handicap, the slowest runners start first, and the fastest runners go off last.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Dweezil Zappa is probably a 6 [handicap].—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Noun
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But the drawback of being a (much) younger sister is Alyssa and Gisele had each other to lean on growing up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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While there are some drawbacks compared to traditional investments — such as its inability to earn dividends — there are several ways to add gold to your portfolio.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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“Downside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downside. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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