Downside and Liability

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

Nearby Words: downward, downwards

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

Usage example: a retired football player whose chief asset—his prodigious girth—has now become a liability

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Downside and liability are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downside" instead a noun "Liability".

Nearby Word: liable

due	due downside	due liability
single	single downside	single liability
obvious	obvious downside	obvious liability
actual	actual downside	actual liability
Other adjectives: real, massive, big, huge, potential, major, political, significant, bigger, biggest.

This makes her great in brawls and come-from-behind victories, but we also see the downside of this fighting style when she can't land any hits and her temper becomes a liability.

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