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
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
His plus-minus rating of minus-11 was a team low.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
That could include hotel tax, card room tax, admission tax, and local sales and use tax minus the city’s expenses for the project.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Ownership, led by chairman and SEO Clark Hunt, received a C-plus, up from a C-minus the previous year.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
His plus-minus rating of minus-11 was a team low.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Preposition
But minus Diabate, Kalkbrenner is gaining experience and has caught Lee’s eye.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
That could include hotel tax, card room tax, admission tax, and local sales and use tax minus the city’s expenses for the project.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
Noun
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Olen Zellweger committed a tripping penalty in overtime, but Anaheim killed the four-on-three disadvantage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Olen Zellweger committed a tripping penalty in overtime, but Anaheim killed the 4-on-3 disadvantage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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In addition to the void left by Lemon and Lane’s departures, the Trojans will also be without their top returning wideout this spring, as Tanook Hines will sit out the entire session following an offseason procedure.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Senate seat Tillis’ past two election cycles have broken fundraising records, and this is expected to be no different, even without him in the race.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Young players can be motivated to keep playing more complex games, especially if parents create handicaps that help young kids excel or house rules that are designed for inclusive play.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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This week’s tournament lists DeSantis as having a 10-handicap.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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VistaVision is all about the size of the negative.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Ritrovata laboratory, from the original camera and sound negatives provided by Purnima Dutta and the magnetic track preserved by BFI National Archive.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While there are plenty of benefits to gold investing, especially right now, there are also downsides that come with this type of investing.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The downside to the seats was its safety issue of sorts.—
Kevin Sherrington
Mar. 2,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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