ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl
as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
an unseasonable snowstorm in early November
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Recent Examples of unseasonable
Heavy or unseasonable rainfall and snow melts could trigger this messy and costly problem.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2025
An unseasonable series of thunderstorms were sweeping across Southern California on Tuesday, bringing with them the potential for fire-starting lightning strikes in areas with limited rainfall.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The only complication this spring is the unseasonable cold.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
On our last morning, though, the sun finally emerged, melting the unseasonable snow.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2025
An unseasonable series of thunderstorms were sweeping across Southern California on Tuesday, bringing with them the potential for fire-starting lightning strikes in areas with limited rainfall.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The only complication this spring is the unseasonable cold.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
On our last morning, though, the sun finally emerged, melting the unseasonable snow.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseasonable
Adjective
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The method can provide aerodynamic drag data more efficiently during the early stages of aircraft design.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Millennials, typically defined as individuals born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, are now at a point in their lives where their generational nostalgia is front and center.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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However, this approach defeats the primary purpose of insurance, which is to protect against catastrophic costs in the event of an unexpected medical crisis.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her bond with Simone Biles has been well documented, but Chiles lights up when talking about other unexpected connections that also keep her grounded.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Excluding disasters, sudden surges of this magnitude in requests for food or any other need are rare at 211s, and can signal both public worry and need, as happened in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Now, the Kustrics's American dream — a home with a mortgage, a son at Bellarmine, another in JCPS — quickly became a nightmare made even worse by an untimely Jefferson County tax bill just delivered.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Family, friends, industry colleagues and fans are still trying to process the untimely death of musical wunderkind D’Angelo.—
Karen Taylor Bass,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The generalizations about the use and effectiveness of testosterone are at best premature.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 Nov. 2025
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The laws have put doctors under increasing strain and surveillance, complicating the standard medical treatments for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, premature membrane rupture, and other pregnancy problems.—
Natalie Krebs,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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No one is more permanently precocious than a former child star.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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At one point in the night, Hart meets Oscar Hammerstein II's neighbor, a precocious 12-year-old named Stephen.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The false start, as mentioned, also came at an inopportune time.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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That allowed his bat to roar to life at an inopportune time.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Unseasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseasonable. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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