Synonyms for minus
ˈmaɪ nəsmi·nus

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1. minuspreposition

   Synonyms:
   zero, negative, below, lacking, without, deficiency, flaw, defect, drawback, shortcoming

   Antonyms:
   bonus, boon, advantage, plus, positive, gain

2. minusadjective

   without.

   a minus number

   Synonyms:
   without, negative, below, zero, lacking, flaw, deficiency, drawback, shortcoming, defect

   Antonyms:
   gain, advantage, bonus, positive, boon, plus

3. minusnoun

   A negative quantity.

   minus seven degrees

   Synonyms:
   below, deficiency, drawback, flaw, shortcoming, defect, zero, negative

   Antonyms:
   boon, gain, positive, plus, bonus, advantage

4. minusnoun

   Ranking just below a designated rating.

   He got a grade of B minus for his essay.

   Synonyms:
   flaw, deficiency, zero, below, negative, drawback, shortcoming, defect

   Antonyms:
   boon, positive, bonus, gain, plus, advantage

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1. subtraction, minusadjective

   an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

   "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"

   Synonyms:
   subtraction, deduction

   Antonyms:
   nonnegative, advantageous, positive, plus

2. minusadjective

   on the negative side or lower end of a scale

   "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"

   Synonyms:
   negative

   Antonyms:
   positive, advantageous, nonnegative, plus

3. minus, negativeadjective

   involving disadvantage or harm

   "minus (or negative) factors"

   Synonyms:
   electronegative, disconfirming, negative, negatively charged, damaging

   Antonyms:
   plus, positive, nonnegative, advantageous

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1. List of paraphrases for "minus":

   least, less, unmis, fewer

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1. Jesse Fried:

   [ It ] could be a plus or a minus. If it's a minus, it pales in comparison to the other risks, from investors' perspective, WeWork is associated with many business and governance risks.

2. Richard Kurth:

   We believe the trend will be toward higher quality credits, our read on the new issuance calendar in Q1 is plus or minus US$60bn of leveraged loans for M&A, which is fairly robust.

3. John Stuart Mill:

   If all mankind minus one were of one opinion and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that person that he, if he had the power, would be in silencing mankind… If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth; if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.

4. Adam McLaughlin:

   It's about minus 20 degrees today and not much breeze, so we thought the igloo would be a good place to do it.

5. Ukrainian Energy Minister:

   We are prepared to pay market prices ... $250 minus $30 is a price that would be seen positively by our consumers.