Disadvantages
Penalties and disadvantages are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penalties" instead a noun "Disadvantages".
Penalties
Disadvantages and penalties are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disadvantages" instead a noun "Penalties".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Player characters tend not to be wizard classics due to the disadvantages of being old (even if it improves mental stats, the penalties to physical stats get prohibitive) and the fact that the gear most useful to wizards deviates from the trope.
Source: Wizard Classic
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