Drawback and Want

Drawback

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

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Want and drawback are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Drawback".

Want noun - The fact or state of being absent.

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Drawback and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drawback" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

mild	mild drawback	mild want
actual	actual drawback	actual want
real	real drawback	real want
big	big drawback	big want
Other adjectives: great, little, young, new, unique, minor, last.

The company policy is that when a mercenary is arrested they stay put and don't break anything, because posting bail is fairly cheap and doesn't have the drawback of making the government issue a warrant for you in case you want to come back to the system.

Source: Self-Restraint
Necessary Drawback: You'll want more than one city, because every city gives you more FIDS, but it becomes more and more expensive resource-wise to use luxury boosters or implement plans on the Empire Plan for every city you've got.

Source: Video Game / Endless Legend
Of course, many other cities simply get rid of public trash cans to avoid the issue entirely... with the obvious drawback that people who have trash they can't (or don't want to) carry home will probably dispose of it in a manner inconvenient for the city (and generally illegal to boot).

Source: Bomb Disposal

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