Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun downside

1 sense of downside

Sense 1
downside -- (a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood")
       => side -- (an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side")