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
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Brunson finished the game minus-nine, while the Knicks outscored the Spurs by five in Jose Alvarado’s nine minutes on the floor.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Alexander Skarsgård minus genitals = still hot somehow 5.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 June 2026
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Noun
Hayes finished with seven points in 13 minutes and had a plus-minus rating of +11.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Brunson finished the game minus-nine, while the Knicks outscored the Spurs by five in Jose Alvarado’s nine minutes on the floor.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
Preposition
Today, the mummy is kept at minus 6 degrees Celsius (21 degrees Fahrenheit) in a special chamber at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Italy.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Alexander Skarsgård minus genitals = still hot somehow 5.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 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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Then there is the strategy, executed without the million-dollar budget that comes with studio backing.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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And without Burnham’s presence, no Labour leadership race can really materialize despite seven ministers resigning from Starmer’s government since a drubbing for the party in May’s local elections, which do not affect the national government but provide an important indication of the public’s mood.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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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
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Instead of harping on the negatives and problems, center and rest your energy on the positives and protect your peace to wash away some of your worries.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Now Simmons and his old negatives have exposure like never before.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The downside of this is reward prices can be criminally high.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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This is the main downside to Monarch — there’s no permanent free tier.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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