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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 drawbacks
Indeed, the drawbacks of these machines for the wrist—their reliance on a human being as an energy source, their lack of uniformity within identical reference numbers, even their oft-finicky nature—are what gives them their considerable charm.
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Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
The $999 device focuses on a thin profile, but has drawbacks in battery life, audio and cameras.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Its drawbacks, like slightly lagging performance and a heavier-than-expected carry weight, are worth noting but don’t spoil the package.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The company believes that the ease of manufacturing through roll-pressing provides greater value, despite some potential performance drawbacks relative to ceramic techniques.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
While each service comes with its own strengths and drawbacks, satellite internet continues to be one of the most dependable ways to stay connected when other high-speed options aren’t within reach.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The image of your mother being too sleepy to enjoy the spoils of her own hard work—or to even be fully present as her children enjoyed those spoils—struck me as such a succinct encapsulation of her sacrifice and her heroism, as well as their drawbacks.
—G'ra Asim
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Adding differential privacy to a model comes with drawbacks in terms of accuracy and compute requirements.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Glass’s climate impact Glass walls common in high-rise buildings today have other drawbacks.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
The $999 device focuses on a thin profile, but has drawbacks in battery life, audio and cameras.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Its drawbacks, like slightly lagging performance and a heavier-than-expected carry weight, are worth noting but don’t spoil the package.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The company believes that the ease of manufacturing through roll-pressing provides greater value, despite some potential performance drawbacks relative to ceramic techniques.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
While each service comes with its own strengths and drawbacks, satellite internet continues to be one of the most dependable ways to stay connected when other high-speed options aren’t within reach.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The image of your mother being too sleepy to enjoy the spoils of her own hard work—or to even be fully present as her children enjoyed those spoils—struck me as such a succinct encapsulation of her sacrifice and her heroism, as well as their drawbacks.
—G'ra Asim
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Adding differential privacy to a model comes with drawbacks in terms of accuracy and compute requirements.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Glass’s climate impact Glass walls common in high-rise buildings today have other drawbacks.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawbacks
disadvantages
Noun
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Colorism refers to discrimination where individuals of the same race receive benefits or disadvantages based on their skin tone.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Each provides certain advantages and disadvantages; see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Drawbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawbacks. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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