Drawback and Liability

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

Liability is a synonym for drawback in handicap topic. In some cases you can use "Liability" instead a noun "Drawback".

Liability

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

Drawback is a synonym for liability in burden topic. You can use "Drawback" instead a noun "Liability", if it concerns topics such as disadvantage, obstacle.

Nearby Word: liable

How words are described

physical physical drawback physical liability
single single drawback single liability
obvious obvious drawback obvious liability
actual actual drawback actual liability
Other adjectives: definite, real, massive, big, serious, huge, potential, major, fatal, significant, biggest.
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