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
One potential drawback of the proposal for higher tuition rates could be a resultant drop in enrollment levels of nonresident students.
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Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Relying on ChatGPT as a personal financial adviser may still have some drawbacks.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
Despite my massive appreciation for the season, spring has a major drawback in my book—higher temperatures and humidity.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Along with the reduction in cost, labor and human error, the program also aimed to unlock new value by enabling efficient processing for high-value streams such as duty drawback claims on damaged or unsold good.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
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Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Relying on ChatGPT as a personal financial adviser may still have some drawbacks.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
Despite my massive appreciation for the season, spring has a major drawback in my book—higher temperatures and humidity.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Along with the reduction in cost, labor and human error, the program also aimed to unlock new value by enabling efficient processing for high-value streams such as duty drawback claims on damaged or unsold good.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawback
Noun
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That is a meaningful disadvantage in a race where prize money, sponsor visibility, television exposure and career-defining moments are concentrated near the front.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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While that might sound like a disadvantage, humans are adaptable, says Martin MacInnis, an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Calgary.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
20 May 2026
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That is, after establishing their handicap, the slowest runners start first, and the fastest runners go off last.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Dweezil Zappa is probably a 6 [handicap].—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Drawback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawback. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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