Synonyms for fly in the ointment
- barrier
- complication
- deterrent
- difficulty
- drawback
- handicap
- hindrance
- hitch
- hurdle
- impediment
- obstacle
- setback
- snag
- Catch-22
- barricade
- blockage
- catch
- clog
- delay
- discouragement
- drag
- holdup
- limitation
- obstruction
- restraint
- road block
- stone in one's path
- stumbling stone
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Antonyms for fly in the ointment
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RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR FLY IN THE OINTMENT
catch
nountrick, hidden disadvantagecatches
nountrick, hidden disadvantagedisadvantage(s)
noundifficulty, trouble- adverse circumstance
- bar
- blocking
- burden
- defect
- deficiency
- deprivation
- detriment
- disability
- discommodity
- drawback
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- fly in the ointment
- hamper
- handicap
- hardship
- hindrance
- impediment
- imperfection
- imposition
- inadequacy
- inconvenience
- inutility
- lack
- liability
- limitation
- minus
- nuisance
- objection
- obstacle
- privation
- problem
- restraint
- snag
- stumbling block
- weak point
- weakness
disadvantages
noundifficulty, trouble- adverse circumstance
- bar
- blocking
- burden
- defect
- deficiency
- deprivation
- detriment
- disability
- discommodity
- drawback
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- fly in the ointment
- hamper
- handicap
- hardship
- hindrance
- impediment
- imperfection
- imposition
- inadequacy
- inconvenience
- inutility
- lack
- liability
- limitation
- minus
- nuisance
- objection
- obstacle
- privation
- problem
- restraint
- snag
- stumbling block
- weak point
- weakness
drawback
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