Downside and Impediment

Downside

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

Usage example: the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work

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Impediment and downside are semantically related. in hindrance topic. In some cases you can use "Impediment" instead a noun "Downside".

Nearby Words: downward, downwards

Impediment noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

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Downside and impediment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downside" instead a noun "Impediment".

Nearby Words: impede, impedimental

common	common downside	common impediment
heavy	heavy downside	heavy impediment
small	small downside	small impediment
real	real downside	real impediment
Other adjectives: big, little, slight, main, major, political, significant, hilarious, biggest.

The only downside are the jumping PoVs in the beginning but they're fixed and shouldn't be an impediment to read this fanfic.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Pokémon Shipping

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