Synonyms for disadvantage
Definitions
- n. 1
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.
Forms
- Plural
- disadvantages → drawbacks, detriments, downsides, hindrances…
Example sentences
- downside The downside of fame is public scrutiny.
- detriment How quickly to my detriment cruel Luck has changed!
- drawback Being overweight is a drawback in this sport.
- hindrance Those new rules were more of a hindrance than a help.
- weakness You should not take advantage of others' weakness.
- inconvenience Tom was sorry for the inconvenience he had caused.
By length
- 3 letters
- con1
- 4 letters
- loss1, hurt1, harm1
- 5 letters
- debit2
- 6 letters
- damage2, injury3, scathe
- 7 letters
- malefit
- 8 letters
- weakness2, downside2, mischief2, drawback2
- 9 letters
- prejudice3, detriment3, hindrance2, afterdeal
- 10 letters
- impairment3, disservice3
- 11 letters
- disinterest4
- 13 letters
- inconvenience4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- désavantage
- Italiano
- svantaggio
- Deutsch
- Nachteil