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
The downside is that Dylan was likely feeling very annoyed the whole time.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Electric turbos have only one downside, and Porsche has cleverly made the very most of the additional weight of a 400-volt battery and needed hefty cabling.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
That’s one of the downsides of it.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The downside of being Mark Zuckerberg Not all the attention has been positive.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Electric turbos have only one downside, and Porsche has cleverly made the very most of the additional weight of a 400-volt battery and needed hefty cabling.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
That’s one of the downsides of it.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The downside of being Mark Zuckerberg Not all the attention has been positive.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downside
Noun
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That is a real problem which of course… to prevent wealth from killing people—your success turning into a disadvantage—is a big problem in business.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The lawyer said a lack of online presence as a result of a disabled account put him at a competitive disadvantage.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The parking area is handicap accessible, as well as the free tram service from the lot to the festival grounds.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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Each division named a champion based on their gross score, or total strokes taken, and their net score, which is adjusted by the player’s handicap.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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Other users might have quit for alternatives because Starlink has drawbacks.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Downside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downside. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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