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
But Trump’s pardons and overall reframing of the Capitol attack have also spurred unexpected drawbacks.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Not many of the other prospects check those boxes without at least one very notable drawback.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The drawback is lower contribution limits: $2,000 per year per beneficiary.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The problem was that circular wings have a number of drawbacks – not the least of which is that such wings have a lot of drag because the wingtips generate massive vortices.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Not many of the other prospects check those boxes without at least one very notable drawback.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The drawback is lower contribution limits: $2,000 per year per beneficiary.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The problem was that circular wings have a number of drawbacks – not the least of which is that such wings have a lot of drag because the wingtips generate massive vortices.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Drawback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawback. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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