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
Christian Romo, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The count finally resumed just after midnight, only to be stopped a final time at T-minus five minutes and 15 seconds.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Canada, meantime, opened tentatively, and then ran into penalty problems minus its longtime leader, Marie-Philip Poulin.
—John Wawrow, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
As a result, our Pistons insider Omari Sankofa II grades this trade a B-minus, a better grade than many would have expected from an Ivey deal.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The count finally resumed just after midnight, only to be stopped a final time at T-minus five minutes and 15 seconds.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Preposition
Canada, meanwhile, opened tentatively and then ran into penalty problems minus its longtime leader, Marie-Philip Poulin.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Canada, meantime, opened tentatively, and then ran into penalty problems minus its longtime leader, Marie-Philip Poulin.
—John Wawrow, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
Noun
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The war in Ukraine has only deepened Russia’s disadvantages.—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Stewart nullified the size disadvantage with his speed and relentless style.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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Neither the Pac-12 nor the Mountain West were interested enough to add Sac State, and the NCAA declined its request to join FBS without a conference invite.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Chatham County Police Department is investigating the crash and has charged Vasquez Lopez with reckless driving, driving without a valid license, failure to obey a traffic control device, and first-degree homicide by vehicle, the agency shared online.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This week’s tournament lists DeSantis as having a 10-handicap.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 75-foot Dry Falls—the most popular in western North Carolina—invites travelers to walk behind it while staying mostly dry or view it from the handicap-accessible overlook.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, police quickly responded in the negative.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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All of those questions now feel resolved in the negative.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When a technology’s upsides are easy to claim and its downsides easy to deny, who pays for its mistakes?—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Notable patterns technicians will call out that use two SMAs are the golden cross (bullish and can indicate more upside) and the death cross (bearish and can indicate more downside).—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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