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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawbacks
disadvantages
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The program performed extremely well across key demographics and platforms, despite industry and timing disadvantages, including a Tuesday air date two days before Christmas.—
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But lighting alone isn't enough to deter all criminals, and there are some disadvantages to leaving the lights blazing all night long.—
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“Drawbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawbacks. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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