Synonyms of disbenefit

disbenefit

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈbe-nə-fit 

as in disadvantage

a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success

the question whether allowing the big-box stores in would be a disbenefit to the community

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of disbenefit

And there’s this disbenefit of divorcing the working writers from the production and the postproduction process. —Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023