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. Kathy Essig:

   I don’t take children in my practice unless I know that they want to be there, tutoring is not for the kids who are getting an A-minus, but their parents want them to get As. (It’s for) the kid who’s feeling frustrated that they’re not meeting their potential. That’s the kid who benefits most from tutoring.

2. National Weather Service:

   We're dropping below zero and wind chills will be dropping to 20 below and maybe minus-25 by morning, people should take it seriously. It is the coldest in Massachusetts in many years.

3. Brett Giroir:

   I ’d give [ Biden ] a C-minus on this address, he certainly had some important messages. I do want to emphasize that whether you’ve been infected before or had two vaccines, with omicron, it’s important to be vaccinated.

4. Richard Kurth:

   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, there’s plenty of capital around, which is the underlying theme.

5. Mignon McLaughlin:

   In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.