1
as in handicap
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court
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2
as in expense
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage
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Recent Examples of disadvantage
Jo Koy gives a problematic opening monologue (2024 Golden Globes)
Most award show hosts get months to prep material, but comedian Jo Koy was at a disadvantage with less than three weeks’ notice.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
The official said that Canada, Brazil and Germany, among others, are engaged in subsidies regarding lumber that put the United States at a disadvantage.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
And the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, which was passed by a bipartisan majority in 2023, has helped neutralize any lingering competitive disadvantages that might exist for U.S. companies complying with the FCPA by making the solicitation of bribes by foreign officials prosecutable as well.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
The Magic’s ineptitude puts them at a severe disadvantage on most nights.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
The official said that Canada, Brazil and Germany, among others, are engaged in subsidies regarding lumber that put the United States at a disadvantage.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
And the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, which was passed by a bipartisan majority in 2023, has helped neutralize any lingering competitive disadvantages that might exist for U.S. companies complying with the FCPA by making the solicitation of bribes by foreign officials prosecutable as well.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
The Magic’s ineptitude puts them at a severe disadvantage on most nights.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantage
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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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President Ronald Reagan’s funding cuts across the government pushed more expenses onto states and cities, which limited the ability of local parks and recreation departments to fully staff youth programs.—
Mark Rerick,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Your income potential skyrockets while your expenses stay relatively low.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yes, there are some drawbacks to a cash balance plan.—
David Rae,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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One drawback is that its eSIM is not transferrable from device to device.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
12 Mar. 2025
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Despite the fact that the age of female winners has been steadily increasing in the last despite, the average female Oscar winner is 39 years old, according to a Sky News 2023 report—almost a decade younger than the average male winner at 47.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2023
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Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor.—
Bruce Jenkins,
SFChronicle.com,
7 Dec. 2019
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One is a longstanding dispute over how the Office of Personnel Management calculates the Postal Service's liabilities for pre-1970 pension benefits.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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That could make him as much a liability for the rest of the team as a help, and much more fun.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Between those losses, Illinois won four straight games in promising fashion: two against Iowa, at then-No. 13 Michigan and against then-No. 18 Purdue.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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And since a large proportion of scientific research funding typically goes to research personnel, the result has and will be job losses.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Disadvantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantage. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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