as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
this plan has only one drawback: it's unworkable
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Recent Examples of drawback
What are the drawbacks to shipping-container homes?
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Caitlin Gunther, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
The rails snake along a cliffside, offering views just as beautiful as the highway approach, minus the drawbacks of driving.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
These degraders have generated significant scientific excitement but come with drawbacks.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 9 June 2026
Bussi’s aggressive style has its drawbacks.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 June 2026
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Caitlin Gunther, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
The rails snake along a cliffside, offering views just as beautiful as the highway approach, minus the drawbacks of driving.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
These degraders have generated significant scientific excitement but come with drawbacks.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 9 June 2026
Bussi’s aggressive style has its drawbacks.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawback
Noun
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Consider both carefully, then, as each comes with significant advantages and disadvantages in today's economy.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Circumstances have put them at every possible disadvantage.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The handicap is determined by a volunteer gathering data in the air and a committee that calculates the maximum airspeed of each craft.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Essentially, my handicap is that Journalism can draft Knightsbridge around the course and outkick the rest of the field on the closing stretch.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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“Drawback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawback. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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