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Synonyms & Antonyms of minus
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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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- head start,
- jump,
- lead,
- margin,
- start
- ascendancy
- (also ascendency),
- better,
- command,
- control,
- drop,
- mastery,
- predominance,
- superiority,
- supremacy,
- transcendence,
- upper hand
Antonyms for minus
minus
preposition
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The first known use of minus was in the 15th century
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