Drawback and Pull

Opposite meaning words

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

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Pull is an antonym for drawback.

Pull noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

Usage example: a political candidate with all of the pull that comes with a vast fortune and famous surname

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Drawback is an antonym for pull.

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

low	low drawback	low pull
considerable	considerable drawback	considerable pull
single	single drawback	single pull
definite	definite drawback	definite pull
Other adjectives: real, massive, big, serious, huge, little, slight, young, major, frequent, extra, significant.

However, the major drawback is that this significantly amplifies the stamina drain of wielding just one Sword, causing even people that can pull it off to tire very quickly.

Source: Literature / Book of Swords aka: Books Of Swords
The one drawback is there actually aren't a large amount of pieces of cover which are the exact right height to pull this off.

Source: A.I. Breaker
In Dave Barry Slept Here, the "Iron Horse" that was used to pull heavy loads before being replaced by the locomotive is implied to be one of these, since it had the drawback of producing "Monster Piles of Iron Droppings."

Source: Mechanical Horse

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