Minus and Plus

Opposite meaning words

Minus noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.

Usage example: a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses

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Plus is an antonym for minus in topics: diminished, on the negative side.

Plus adjective - On the positive side or higher end of a scale.

Usage example: a grade of C plus

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Minus is an antonym for plus in topics: asset, added.

Eleven Pokémon have the abilities Plus and Minus, which raise the Special Attack of others with Plus or Minus.

Source: Super Empowering
They spend the rest of the film doing just that, plus or minus fighting some Klingons.

Source: I Will Find You
In fact, Detrot only has one coroner (plus or minus an oversized hamster): Slip Stitch, a pony who starts out on the strange side, then jumps right off that slippery slope.

Source: The Coroner

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