as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work
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Recent Examples of downside
The downside of rising bond yields for consumers is clear, experts said: interest rates go up.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
The downside to a fire is somehow someone is always sitting directly in the path of the smoke.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
These tokens illustrate how speculative assets tied to political figures can generate short-term buzz but carry significant downside for everyday buyers.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
To date, however, its downsides have been understood only as a problem for shareholders, not society, despite broad and bipartisan concern about the influence of Big Tech.
—Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
The downside to a fire is somehow someone is always sitting directly in the path of the smoke.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
These tokens illustrate how speculative assets tied to political figures can generate short-term buzz but carry significant downside for everyday buyers.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
To date, however, its downsides have been understood only as a problem for shareholders, not society, despite broad and bipartisan concern about the influence of Big Tech.
—Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downside
Noun
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Mitch Raposo: Mitch Raposo needed to negate an eight-inch reach disadvantage against Sumudaerji.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Despite its disadvantages, single living is on the rise.—
Peter McGraw,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
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But by the late 2010s, some drawbacks of open-plan designs—such as noise, lack of privacy, and distractions—led to a gradual decline in their popularity, with some homeowners and companies reconsidering more segmented spaces.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Advantages of Running Clubs As Ways To Meet People Running clubs don’t have some of these traditional dating app drawbacks.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Downside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downside. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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