Disadvantage and Option

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Disadvantage noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.

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Option is an antonym for disadvantage.

Nearby Word: disadvantageous

Option noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.

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Disadvantage is an antonym for option in alternative topic.

Nearby Words: opt, optional, optionally, opting, optionee

certain	certain disadvantage	certain option
legal	legal disadvantage	legal option
obvious	obvious disadvantage	obvious option
simple	simple disadvantage	simple option
Other adjectives: powerful, real, extreme, dangerous, bad, potential, main, possible, lethal, tactical.

In Mass Effect, all characters except Tali have a helmet on/off option with no disadvantage for not wearing a helmet.

Source: Helmets Are Hardly Heroic
Tactical Withdrawal: Supersonic American jets always had the option to light the afterburner and disengage from the more maneuverable MiG-17s and 19s of the North Vietnamese Air Force when they felt themselves to be at a disadvantage.

Source: Series / Dog Fights

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