Synonyms of albatross

albatross

noun

as in millstone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• millstone
• stranglehold
• minus
• downside
• drawback
• disadvantage
• handicap
• disability
• debit
• liability
• impairment
• negative
• strike
• failing
• incommodity
• shortcoming
• disbenefit
• impediment
• obstruction
• interference
• hindrance
• obstacle
• embarrassment
• let
• hurdle
• shackle
• rub
• clog
• hitch
• crimp
• trammel
• catch
• stop
• manacle
• bar
• check

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asset
• advantage
• edge
• plus
• margin
• vantage
• control
• lead
• ascendancy
• drop
• start
• mastery
• upper hand
• supremacy
• transcendence
• head start
• jump
• privilege
• superiority
• predominance
• opportunity
• command
• prerogative
• ascendency
• assistance
• aid
• break
• help
• better

Examples of albatross in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That law enforcement is not able to more swiftly find Cooper amid a crowd of 3,000 men out of 20,000 people, believe it or not, starts to become a credibility-stretching albatross in the screenplay, but Shyamalan after all has to keep the risible aspects of the plot in ever forward motion. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird species. —Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024

This persistent inflation has become the albatross weighing down Biden’s economic agenda. —Brian Riedl, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024

Homelessness is the political albatross hanging around Gavin Newsom’s neck, something that’s plagued him not only as governor but even earlier during his stint as mayor of San Francisco. —Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024