Minus Synonyms and Antonyms

mīnəs
On the negative side or lower end of a scale
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. diminished
  2. less
  3. negative
  4. defect
  5. short-of
  6. deficiency
  7. from
  8. lacking
  9. deficient
  10. subtract
  11. without
Antonyms:
  1. plus
An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. subtraction
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An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. detriment
  2. disadvantage
  3. drawback
  4. handicap

Words Related to Minus

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Minus Sentence Examples

  • Or is this still more Tory pie crust minus the filling?

  • Metal sheathing shall be dealt with, by allowing in full the cost of a weight equal to the gross weight of metal sheathing stripped off, minus the proceeds of the old metal.

  • Gabriel Cramer, in a note to his Analyse des lignes courbes algebriques (1750), gave the rule which establishes the sign of a product as plus or minus according as the number of displacements from the typical form has been even or odd.

  • The outcome of this positivism is the substitution for revealed religion of a religion of humanity - according to Huxley "Catholicism minus Christianity" - in which God is replaced by Humanity.

  • He discovered their whereabouts when he hand-delivered the first round of trainees – minus a few pints of blood – who were stupid enough to challenge him instead of backing off like the experienced Guardians did.

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