Downside and Strike

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

Strike and downside are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead a noun "Downside".

Nearby Words: downward, downwards

Strike

Strike noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Usage example: kids born into poverty already have a strike against them

Downside and strike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downside" instead a noun "Strike".

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

initial initial downside initial strike
single single downside single strike
actual actual downside actual strike
real real downside real strike
Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, major, possible, final, biggest.
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