The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NEGATIVES , but the solution may also be DINGS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Demerits crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEGATIVES | 50 % | 9 |
| DINGS | 50 % | 5 |
Why may DINGS be the right solution?
The word "DINGS" can be used to describe demerits or small penalties, making it a suitable answer for the clue "Demerits."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Demerits
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fault
- cons
- defects
- deficiencies
- detriments
- disadvantages
- downsides
- drawbacks
- faults
- flaws
- handicaps
- inadequacies
Crossword Answer definitions
NEGATIVES noun- Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto
- A right of veto.
- An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.
- (grammar) A word that indicates negation.
- A negative quantity.
- : A rep performed with weight in which the muscle begins at maximum contraction and is slowly extended; a movement performed using only the eccentric phase of muscle movement.
- The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
- To refuse; to veto.
- To contradict.
- To disprove.
- To make ineffective; to neutralize.
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