Synonyms of minuses

minuses

noun

plural of minus

as in disadvantages

a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success

a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disadvantages
• drawbacks
• liabilities
• shortcomings
• negatives
• handicaps
• downsides
• debits
• disbenefits
• obstacles
• incommodities
• strikes
• disabilities
• failings
• hurdles
• albatross
• impairments
• millstones
• obstructions
• impediments
• embarrassments
• lets
• hindrances
• interferences
• hitches
• rubs
• strangleholds
• shackles
• trammels
• clogs
• manacles
• catches
• stops
• checks
• bars
• crimps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advantages
• assets
• pluses
• edges
• margins
• vantages
• starts
• controls
• leads
• jumps
• privileges
• opportunities
• drops
• commands
• prerogatives
• betters
• help
• superiorities
• head starts
• aids
• transcendences
• breaks
• supremacies
• predominances
• upper hands
• ascendancies
• masteries
• assistances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minuses

For those just below the top level, the dynamic can have plusses and minuses. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

But Tom came in, offering a completely different personality with his own pluses, minuses and foibles. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026

This year, the Dallas Cowboys received a few A-minuses in several categories. — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026

There are a few pluses and minuses that may influence the barbecuers’s final purchase choice. — New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026

They more or less balance out, by the way, the pluses and minuses. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026

There are pluses and minuses to electric sharpeners. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026

The Bone Temple is part satisfying triumph, part missed opportunity, and its pluses and minuses bump against one another in jangly discord. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Jan. 2026

Often, the pluses and minuses are different sides of the same coin. — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2025