Drawback
Drawback noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Usage example: this plan has only one drawback: it's unworkable
Lead
Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.
How words are described
| normal | normal drawback | normal lead |
| common | common drawback | common lead |
| substantial | substantial drawback | substantial lead |
| single | single drawback | single lead |
| Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, massive, large, big, great, huge, little, slight, main, young, supposed, new, significant, primary, confusing, latter. | ||
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Lead and Drawback. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drawback/lead
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