Synonyms of downsides

downsides

noun

plural of downside

as in disadvantages

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disadvantages
• drawbacks
• shortcomings
• liabilities
• handicaps
• negatives
• minuses
• debits
• disbenefits
• obstacles
• strikes
• incommodities
• disabilities
• hurdles
• failings
• impairments
• albatross
• impediments
• millstones
• obstructions
• hindrances
• embarrassments
• lets
• interferences
• hitches
• strangleholds
• shackles
• clogs
• rubs
• manacles
• stops
• trammels
• catches
• checks
• bars
• crimps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advantages
• assets
• pluses
• edges
• margins
• vantages
• controls
• starts
• opportunities
• privileges
• leads
• jumps
• drops
• commands
• prerogatives
• betters
• superiorities
• help
• head starts
• aids
• breaks
• transcendences
• predominances
• supremacies
• upper hands
• ascendancies
• masteries
• assistances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downsides

Handling emotions through asynchronous modalities just isn’t effective and has many potential downsides due to misinterpretation. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

While waiting to buy a home could mean securing a lower mortgage rate down the line, there are downsides to sitting it out. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

The Miami Dolphins’ season opener showed the downsides of a young team. — Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2026

The new approach plays into that trend, but has potential downsides, according to Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

But the outbreak in iceberg lettuce has also laid bare the potential downsides of those approaches. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

In fact, starting too early often has more downsides than taking it slow. — CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Some of this criticism can be chalked up to differing interpretations of the science, and of how best to treat stubborn afflictions such as anxiety and depression when all of the remedies have potential downsides. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Why Tap Water Can Be Bad for Houseplants If your home utilizes a public water source, the water may have some downsides for houseplants. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 4 Sep. 2026