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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
According to Randhawa, there are a number of drawbacks to eating the skin of butternut squash.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Despite these drawbacks, dryland cotton offers notable sustainability advantages, including a smaller carbon footprint compared to other cotton varieties.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
The View From NBCUniversal As for Langley and NBCUniversal, there are far more upsides than drawbacks to doing a deal with Sheridan.
—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
The researchers hope to develop a version that's safe, pleasant-tasting and suitable for large-scale production, without the drawbacks of current treatments like tooth staining, tartar buildup and taste changes in the mouth.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The drawbacks of Medicare Advantage plans are that they can only be used with hospitals and physicians in an insurance plan’s network, and they are limited to certain geographic regions.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Toulouse’s approach aims to miniaturize 3D printing technology to travel through a thin optical fiber to address the drawbacks.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Sherri Gordon, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Despite these drawbacks, dryland cotton offers notable sustainability advantages, including a smaller carbon footprint compared to other cotton varieties.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
The View From NBCUniversal As for Langley and NBCUniversal, there are far more upsides than drawbacks to doing a deal with Sheridan.
—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
The researchers hope to develop a version that's safe, pleasant-tasting and suitable for large-scale production, without the drawbacks of current treatments like tooth staining, tartar buildup and taste changes in the mouth.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The drawbacks of Medicare Advantage plans are that they can only be used with hospitals and physicians in an insurance plan’s network, and they are limited to certain geographic regions.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Toulouse’s approach aims to miniaturize 3D printing technology to travel through a thin optical fiber to address the drawbacks.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawbacks
disadvantages
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In fact, a 2024 British Journal of Sports Medicine study funded in part by the IOC found that trans women athletes may face several disadvantages when competing with cisgender women, such as less lower body strength and a lower maximum rate of oxygen consumption than both cis women and cis men.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
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When asked about potential disadvantages, Roberson said officials hear from educators who can be reluctant to adjust lesson plans.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Drawbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawbacks. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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