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
Some might even argue that glowing teeth are a disadvantage.
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Jason Bittel, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
So without adding more years or money to their offer, the Cubs — who are roughly $30 million below the Competitive Balance Tax threshold for 2025 — were at a disadvantage to land Bregman.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
The pause in criminal prosecutions will be implemented to avoid putting U.S. businesses at an economic disadvantage to foreign competitors.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
That dearth of supervision also creates a disadvantage for smaller companies that are following the law and trying to compete with bigger players, the former staffer said.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jason Bittel, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
So without adding more years or money to their offer, the Cubs — who are roughly $30 million below the Competitive Balance Tax threshold for 2025 — were at a disadvantage to land Bregman.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
The pause in criminal prosecutions will be implemented to avoid putting U.S. businesses at an economic disadvantage to foreign competitors.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
That dearth of supervision also creates a disadvantage for smaller companies that are following the law and trying to compete with bigger players, the former staffer said.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 11 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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Lining up these alternatives to Russian gas has been costly, OMV says, even though the Austrian government, which owns 31 percent of OMV, contributed a portion of the expense.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Too often, that comes at the expense of what a club is: its history, its culture, its locality.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Therefore, perhaps the place for the long barrier at professional level is actually in football, despite Stones showing its drawbacks recently.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The only drawback is a common one with Chromebooks, the lack of much onboard storage, but they're made for cloud work anyways and this offer can snag you three free months of Google One AI Premium which includes 2TB of Google Drive room.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
17 Feb. 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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Turner remains solid defensively as a first baseman (+5 Defensive Runs Saved over the last two seasons) but could be a liability at third.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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While public support for Ukraine remains strong across Europe, committing troops to potentially dangerous duty on Ukrainian soil could quickly become a domestic political liability.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Many Trump supporters have harbored anger toward Pence for certifying the 2020 presidential election that Trump attempted to overturn following his loss to Joe Biden.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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However some countries experience losses exceeding 20%.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Disadvantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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