Synonyms and Antonyms of disadvantage
1
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
- their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court
albatross, millstone, stranglehold
disability, impairment
failing, shortcoming
bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammel
vantage
head start, jump, lead, margin, start
ascendancy (also ascendency), better, command, control, drop, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, upper hand
prerogative, privilege
break, opportunity
aid, assistance, help
2
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
- intense pretrial publicity worked to our disadvantage
