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
The View From NBCUniversal As for Langley and NBCUniversal, there are far more upsides than drawbacks to doing a deal with Sheridan.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
All of those drawbacks, Radical argues, is limiting the quality and scale of data that’s being captured from the sky.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
The chip's only drawbacks are its limited gains versus the more basic 9950X and its somewhat niche gaming specialities.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Another potential drawback of the pescatarian diet is the mercury content of fish.
—Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
All of those drawbacks, Radical argues, is limiting the quality and scale of data that’s being captured from the sky.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
The chip's only drawbacks are its limited gains versus the more basic 9950X and its somewhat niche gaming specialities.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Another potential drawback of the pescatarian diet is the mercury content of fish.
—Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drawback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawback
Noun
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But without Cooper, Willams and Patton, the Cyclones will be at a severe personnel disadvantage.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hoffman acknowledged that the developers of data centers have been prone to operate in secret out of their concern of putting clients at a competitive disadvantage compared with rival companies.—
Peter Passi,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Not the one who improved their golf handicap.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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EconomyFortune 500 Experts say Trump’s $100,000 fee for a talent visa is a handicap on the tech industry.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Drawback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawback. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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