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
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026
And then there is the ending, which also has plusses and minuses.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 June 2026
At today’s numbers, a pro-forma SpaceX-Tesla would show a GAAP yearly earnings of around minus $1 billion.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 June 2026
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Noun
In 2025, SpaceX earned a negative 7% on sales, and a minus 3% on ROIC.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026
And then there is the ending, which also has plusses and minuses.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Preposition
Alexander Skarsgård minus genitals = still hot somehow 5.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 June 2026
At today’s numbers, a pro-forma SpaceX-Tesla would show a GAAP yearly earnings of around minus $1 billion.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
Noun
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Almost 25% of loyalty members are enrolled in more than 3 programs, complexity becomes a direct competitive disadvantage.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Republican Steve Hilton advanced this week to California’s November governor’s race, but the first public look at his matchup with Democrat Xavier Becerra shows the former political commentator starting the general election at a steep disadvantage.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Preposition
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She was being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on June 30.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Nick Reiner has been held in Los Angeles County jail without bail since then on two counts of capital murder.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Essentially, my handicap is that Journalism can draft Knightsbridge around the course and outkick the rest of the field on the closing stretch.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Keep your eye on the predictions and handicap accordingly, though this field offers a dearth of off-track options.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Even outside of the challenges tied to the Iran conflict, the tendency toward offshoring is creating other negatives for the industry including overproduction, demand misalignment and markdowns.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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For the typical traveler, the positives outweigh the negatives with this overhaul.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The downside is that base plans cost more than most competitors.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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However, living so extravagantly has its downsides.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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