as in disadvantages
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
This turn for the heightened has both benefits and drawbacks.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 8 May 2026
Weigh all three account types carefully before getting started, and don't diminish the potential benefits of splitting your funds between two or even all three accounts to exploit the advantages each comes with while minimizing the drawbacks of each at the same time.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 7 May 2026
While lemon has uses, as with other garbage disposal cleaning hacks, there are drawbacks to using it to clean a garbage disposal.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
LeafFilter pros and cons Explore the benefits and drawbacks of LeafFilter’s gutter guard system.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
As with any style, Dobeš’s aggression has its drawbacks.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Sosulski also highlighted the rise of artificial intelligence, noting both its benefits and potential drawbacks.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
This approach makes sense for Leaf but isn’t without certain drawbacks.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Alison Herman, Variety, 8 May 2026
Weigh all three account types carefully before getting started, and don't diminish the potential benefits of splitting your funds between two or even all three accounts to exploit the advantages each comes with while minimizing the drawbacks of each at the same time.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 7 May 2026
While lemon has uses, as with other garbage disposal cleaning hacks, there are drawbacks to using it to clean a garbage disposal.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
LeafFilter pros and cons Explore the benefits and drawbacks of LeafFilter’s gutter guard system.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
As with any style, Dobeš’s aggression has its drawbacks.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Sosulski also highlighted the rise of artificial intelligence, noting both its benefits and potential drawbacks.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
This approach makes sense for Leaf but isn’t without certain drawbacks.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawbacks
disadvantages
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Expanding the playoff to 16 teams, for example, would allow for more playoff spots and take some of the disadvantages of tough schedules away from those conferences.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Being inside the Vatican bubble has journalistic advantages and disadvantages.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Drawbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawbacks. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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