pitfalls

NOUN

hazard, trap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

danger difficulty drawback peril risk snag

STRONG

catch downfall entanglement hook mesh mousetrap pit quicksand setup snare swindle toil web

WEAK

booby trap deadfall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage safety security

WEAK

blessing good luck

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pitfalls

Pope Leo XIV has weighed in on the moral pitfalls of seeing AI products as sentient, as my colleague Nilesh Christopher reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lenat’s team was wary of the pitfalls of vesting their machine with human attributes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Streaming links, along with advice on how to avoid their pitfalls, are freely available in online discussion groups.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Plus, avoiding the pitfalls of family funding for home buyers, a glow-up for Halloween candy and “The Traitors” draws a new generation into an old genre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

There seemed to be so many pitfalls in the questions we asked.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

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