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minus

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of minus

a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
  • a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses
Synonyms of minus

debit, disadvantage, downside, drawback, handicap, incommodity, liability, negative, strike
Words Related to minus

albatross, millstone, stranglehold

disability, impairment

failing, shortcoming

bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammel
Near Antonyms of minus

vantage

head start, jump, lead, margin, start

ascendancy (also ascendency), better, command, control, drop, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, upper hand

prerogative, privilege

break, opportunity

aid, assistance, help
Antonyms of minus

advantage, asset, edge, plus

minus

preposition

Synonyms and Antonyms of minus

not having
  • The contraption was like a giant carousel minus the horses.
Synonyms of minus

absent, sans, wanting, without

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