4
drawback(noun, trouble, help, difficulty, weakness)
4
excepting(preposition, bar, save, lacking, except)
4
excluding(preposition, bar, save, lacking, except)
4
exclusive of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, preposition, bar)
4
from
4
inadequate(adjective, poor, incompetent, insufficient, deficient)
4
insufficient(adjective, poor, inadequate, deficient, lacking)
4
lesser(adjective, light, slight, low, importance)
4
liability(noun, trouble, difficulty, bar, burden)
4
sans
4
save(bar, lacking, except, without, excluding)
3
absent(adjective, usual, deficient, hidden, lacking)
3
cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, loss)
3
damaging
3
defective(adjective, poor, inadequate, deficient, incomplete)
3
deficiency(noun, trouble, difficulty, weakness, bar)
3
detriment(noun, trouble, help, difficulty, weakness)
3
disadvantageous
3
disconfirming
3
electronegative
11 years ago|8.1k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). minus thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/minus/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "minus thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/minus/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, minus thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/minus/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "minus thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/minus/thesaurus/synonyms>