All minus synonyms
mi·nus
M m adj minus
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- less — not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him.
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- smaller — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- short of — having little length; not long.
- defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- from — (used to specify a starting point in spatial movement): a train running west from Chicago.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- without — with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
noun minus
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- detriment — If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them.
- handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- drawback — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- demerit — The demerits of something or someone are their faults or disadvantages.
- deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
preposition minus
- take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- excluding — Not taking someone or something into account; apart from; except.
- excepting — Except for; apart from.
- with the exception of — except for, save
- sans — without.
- wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.