on the plus side
Looking at benefits
On the plus side introduces a positive aspect that balances or offsets something negative: The pay isn't great, but on the plus side, you get free meals.
The phrase signals a shift from discussing drawbacks to advantages, often softening bad news or finding silver linings.
- upsideFavorable aspect
- benefitAdvantage or gain
- silver liningConsolation within misfortune
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
relief · gain · at least · glass half full · merit · idiom · opportunity · bonus · in contrast · improvement · consolation · despite that · cheer · while · all things considered · remark · although · fortunately
on the plus sideunfortunately
Expressing bad luck
on the other hand · sadly · regrettably · on the flip side · to be fair
on the plus sidehaving said that
Transitional concession phrase
that said · then again · but · nevertheless · conversely
plus, side, sides, sided, siding, sidelong, sideways, sidebar, sideline