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
There is one major drawback to the Rover 02, though.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Therefore, perhaps the place for the long barrier at professional level is actually in football, despite Stones showing its drawbacks recently.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The only drawback is a common one with Chromebooks, the lack of much onboard storage, but they're made for cloud work anyways and this offer can snag you three free months of Google One AI Premium which includes 2TB of Google Drive room.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
And those considering renting an apartment in a mixed-use mall might want to weigh the drawbacks.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Therefore, perhaps the place for the long barrier at professional level is actually in football, despite Stones showing its drawbacks recently.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The only drawback is a common one with Chromebooks, the lack of much onboard storage, but they're made for cloud work anyways and this offer can snag you three free months of Google One AI Premium which includes 2TB of Google Drive room.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
And those considering renting an apartment in a mixed-use mall might want to weigh the drawbacks.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drawback
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“Drawback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawback. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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