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

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Recent Examples of minuses And then there is the ending, which also has plusses and minuses. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 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 There are a few pluses and minuses that may influence the barbecuers’s final purchase choice. — New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026 This year, the Dallas Cowboys received a few A-minuses in several categories. — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026 But after seeing his name next to many minuses lately, Levshunov was ecstatic Sunday to finally be on the positive side after a game. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 But Tom came in, offering a completely different personality with his own pluses, minuses and foibles. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minuses
disadvantages
Noun
  • But should Team England certainly will be far from the first team that has to deal with such disadvantages.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Many of them are single mothers due to structural disadvantages.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
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