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Collocations for drawback - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, main, major, real, serious, significant
minor, slight
obvious
possible, potential

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VERB + drawback

have (its, their, etc.), suffer from
This strategy has its drawbacks.
The system suffers from two major drawbacks.
overcome
We have to find ways of overcoming these drawbacks.
outweigh
The benefits of this system far outweigh the drawbacks.

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PREPOSITION

drawback of
The drawbacks of this method are obvious.
drawback to
Bad weather was the main drawback to camping in the north.
drawback with
The one big drawback with the plan was its high cost.

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