drawback
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One drawback of Wales' enterprising style under Bellamy is the way in which it can leave them defensively vulnerable.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The drawback of these places is that they tend to have higher costs of living.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026
Those measures have the virtue of simplicity — they’re only three pages long — but the drawback, also, of simplicity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
One drawback: They seem to be mimicking Uber drivers in less-helpful ways: “You say pick me up at this address and they’re across the street, which I don’t appreciate,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
The only drawback is this old guy, whose name is Charlie, is something of a lunatic and it’s rather difficult to get along with him sometimes.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.