as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses
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Recent Examples of minus
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Perri Thaler, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Each module contains four ultra-pure germanium crystals, tapered into hexagonal shapes, and cooled to about minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit cryogenic temperatures for optimal performance.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The club has scored four goals this season and conceded six, resulting in a minus-two goal differential.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Preposition
Far more important than previously assumed In the new study, the researchers recreated early helium hydride reactions by storing the ions at minus 449 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 267 degrees Celsius) for up to 60 seconds to cool them down before forcing them to collide with heavy hydrogen.
—Perri Thaler, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Each module contains four ultra-pure germanium crystals, tapered into hexagonal shapes, and cooled to about minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit cryogenic temperatures for optimal performance.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
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
Preposition
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When isolated statistics are presented without context in the media, there is every reason to conclude that data does not offer anything valuable to the conversation.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Most people get a sufficient amount of this key vitamin through their diets alone—biotin can be found in beef liver and eggs, and for those without a biotin deficiency, biotin is unlikely to help.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 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
Noun
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We're told that the film can be processed and the negatives can be scanned at most labs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Though some councilors plan to vote down the $1 billion data center because of the precedent to defer to Hart, others said the negatives of the Google data center outweigh the positives.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
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The downside is that some more quirky, individualistic things probably won’t be made as much.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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To the downside use the 50-day moving average as your stop loss.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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