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fly in the ointment
noun as in catch
noun as in disadvantage(s)
Weak matches
- adverse circumstance
- bar
- blocking
- burden
- defect
- deficiency
- deprivation
- detriment
- disability
- discommodity
- drawback
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- hamper
- hardship
- hindrance
- impediment
- imperfection
- imposition
- inadequacy
- inconvenience
- inutility
- lack
- liability
- limitation
- minus
- nuisance
- objection
- obstacle
- privation
- problem
- restraint
- snag
- stumbling block
- weak point
- weakness
noun as in drawback
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On this page you'll find 138 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fly in the ointment, such as: snag, conundrum, deception, decoy, drawback, and hitch.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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