as in unexpected
occurring before the usual or expected time
their inopportune arrival before the house was cleaned
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Recent Examples of inopportune
Her prom dreams inch closer as her lies begin to mount and her new alabaster skin starts peeling off at extremely inopportune moments.
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Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The timing is inopportune because Smith, 48, must now transition into promo mode as the wildly popular, long-running hard-rock band now has a world tour dubbed Dance Kid Dance Act II kicking off in May, and a new album, EI8HT, due May 29.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Lutnick himself was out front and center Tuesday, appearing before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee as part of a standard oversight hearing that came at an inopportune time.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
The disfigurement struck at an inopportune time.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The timing is inopportune because Smith, 48, must now transition into promo mode as the wildly popular, long-running hard-rock band now has a world tour dubbed Dance Kid Dance Act II kicking off in May, and a new album, EI8HT, due May 29.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Lutnick himself was out front and center Tuesday, appearing before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee as part of a standard oversight hearing that came at an inopportune time.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
The disfigurement struck at an inopportune time.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inopportune
Adjective
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Diesel’s denim tights and Acne Studio’s all-in-one boot pants deliver a touch of surrealism, while key silhouettes include short shorts, miniskirts and jeans with unexpected openings and cutouts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The tech support emergency script This scam often begins with a pop-up warning or an unexpected phone call.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet the shark lawyers just need a few early wins to punish the big box retailers for offering cut rate prices.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Landeskog scored on the one-year anniversary of his return from a three-year absence to give the Avalanche an early lead.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Inevitably, there are surprises, premature grades, draft-day parties, Mel Kiper hair jokes and lots of references to Kevin Costner.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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In IconArrows pointing outwards CNBC Europe Vishnu Varathan, head of macro research at Mizuho Bank, however, cautioned that the optimism may be premature.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The sudden departure comes just a day after Phelan addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington, and spoke with reporters about his agenda.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Now, however, a study published today in Nature is challenging this sedate view, suggesting instead that the solar system’s first solids stormed into being much faster from sudden temperature shifts in the disk’s turbulent maelstrom.—
Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since his untimely death, Prince has been regarded as one of the most iconic musicians of his generation.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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As the world marks ten years since Prince’s untimely death in the spring of 2016, Minneapolis, the city that birthed him, wants to mark the significance of the moment.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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He’s unearthed some of the underground’s most precocious beatmakers (Patrick Garza, 406ahmad, R8) and shapeshifted 2010s radio hits into slimy, head-thumping bangers.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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In girl friend groups, one of the girls is a bit more controlling, a bit more sassy, and a bit more precocious than the other ones.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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