1
as in annoying
causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance
the unexpected visitors showed up at an inconvenient time
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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
for some reason, the homeowners placed the dishes in an inconvenient cabinet
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Recent Examples of inconvenient
Anyone who has traveled by plane has at least experienced one unpredictable and inconvenient delay or cancellation in their plans.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2025
That arrangement has been costly and inconvenient, city officials say, and due to a lack of space, many people arrested on city charges are soon released to await trial after being booked.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Remove confusing policies and anything else that is inconvenient for the customer.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
So this film features the character’s son Slim Peterson (Lavell Crawford), who, like his father, sports a prosthetic hand that has the inconvenient propensity for falling off.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2025
That arrangement has been costly and inconvenient, city officials say, and due to a lack of space, many people arrested on city charges are soon released to await trial after being booked.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Remove confusing policies and anything else that is inconvenient for the customer.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
So this film features the character’s son Slim Peterson (Lavell Crawford), who, like his father, sports a prosthetic hand that has the inconvenient propensity for falling off.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenient
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Electric staplers may also include bonus features like a refill indicator light, high-volume stapling and jam-free staple pathways for reducing annoying backups.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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The 65-inch Sony Bravia 8 OLED TV has a sleek and minimalist design that really stands out, and its black levels are flawless, resulting in no annoying light bloom at all.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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North Carolina’s Highway 12, the slim, scenic stretch of road connecting the islands of the Outer Banks, could be completely inaccessible for several days due to significant coastal flooding.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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With very few staff left, there isn’t a clear estimate of which other USAID resources remain inaccessible.—
John Kubale,
The Conversation,
18 Aug. 2025
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But the most frustrating point among them is the argument shared by several critics and a wider collection of the audience that the film doesn’t have a deeper meaning and is ultimately about nothing.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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While transportation is necessary, jumping on a used car too soon without the proper research could prove to be a costly and frustrating mistake.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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The vaccine is currently unavailable elsewhere due to local pharmacy laws.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Because Aroldis Chapman came on to close down the save on Saturday, the All-Star closer was unavailable on Sunday, potentially costing Boston both the game and the sweep.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The coming weeks are the slow limp forwards that Putin wants: Tension between Trump and Zelensky first, followed by European pressure on Trump to ease off on Zelensky, followed by awkward and technical stalling over a three-way meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelensky.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Kyler Murray completed seven of his eight passes, with one awkward misread going for a pick: Third-year running back Bam Knight busted out on a 27-yard rush, and his backfield teammate Emari Demercado took a screen pass all the way to the house.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The woman’s walk was rushed and uptight, making that sound even more irritating.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
6 Aug. 2025
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The call was impersonal, irritating, and to Borchardt, quite lazy.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Not sure what’s funnier and more disturbing, Sweet Tooth’s urine test coming back as a black goo, or Axel not allowing a blood sample, presumably because his blood is gasoline.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the spring, Linda appeared in a disturbing social media video lifting the lid on the dysfunction in the family.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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That is probably true – but only makes the current freefall more troublesome.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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Florida’s wildlife commissioners set aside pleas and arguments from black bear advocates today and approved a December hunt of the state’s shy but increasingly troublesome species.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenient. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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