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

Example Sentences

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The fee structures are among the pitfalls of investing in semiliquid funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

But it remains a relevant morality tale — of the rot that comes with coveting all of L.A.’s beautiful things and the pitfalls of parenting by giving your children all the material things you lacked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

But, according to Bloomberg, external, its executives said the firm has rehired more than 300 "veteran" quality inspectors in recent years to make up for the pitfalls of automated systems.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

What are the potential pitfalls of such an agreement?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Ian Hacking, Larry Laudan and Andrew Pickering represent significant examples of people trying to avoid the pitfalls of both realism and relativism; I share that enterprise.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton