What is another word for drawbacks?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈɔːbaks] (IPA)

Drawbacks refer to the negative aspects or disadvantages of something. There are various synonyms to describe drawbacks, such as disadvantages, limitations, shortcomings, flaws, weaknesses, faults, challenges, obstacles, impediments, drawbacks, and downsides. Each of these words conveys a slightly different shade of meaning but they fundamentally refer to the negative aspects of something. Disadvantages, limitations and shortcomings are often used interchangeably and indicate the negative characteristics of something that limit the potential of the object. Whereas flaws, weaknesses or faults refer to specific negative traits or imperfections that pose a disadvantage. Meanwhile, challenges, obstacles, and impediments indicate external difficulties that need to be overcome. All these synonyms give a detailed picture of the negative aspects of something.

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Usage examples for Drawbacks

Yet, with all its drawbacks, the change was a necessary part of their development.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
The difference between interest and wages is but as the difference between the wages of skilled labour and the wages of unskilled; the wages of skilled labour is only the wages of unskilled, plus some consideration for the skill, or for the time spent in training, or for drawbacks of various kinds; and the wages of unskilled labour is fixed by the amount that can be made on land that pays no rent.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
But he has two serious drawbacks.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford

Famous quotes with Drawbacks

  • Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
    Arnold Bennett
  • This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.
    Katherine Dunn
  • It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old.
    Steve Israel
  • But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
    Jerome K. Jerome
  • One of the drawbacks of fame is that one can never escape from it.
    Nellie Melba

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