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
Given that the show takes place in Taiwan, Huang's presentation is happening at an inconvenient time for US viewers.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
Leaving out this inconvenient fact torpedoes his argument.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
This shift is politically inconvenient for progressive politicians such as Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who blame globalization for the decline of manufacturing and overlook the boom in factories being built in union-averse, lightly regulated states in the South, says Professor Winslett.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
This is the only book where Earth's destruction is merely a mildly inconvenient plot twist.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
Leaving out this inconvenient fact torpedoes his argument.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
This shift is politically inconvenient for progressive politicians such as Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who blame globalization for the decline of manufacturing and overlook the boom in factories being built in union-averse, lightly regulated states in the South, says Professor Winslett.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
This is the only book where Earth's destruction is merely a mildly inconvenient plot twist.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenient
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And the positivity surrounding it is annoying, including my own.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Unfortunately, everything else in this misadventure, from annoying love interests to cloying sidekicks, is a minecart going off the rails.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Iran's internet remains largely shut down, with government websites inaccessible for a fourth day.—
Amanda Castro
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Areas of the fire are inaccessible by ground and some firefighters will be flown in by helicopters to continue to build on containment lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
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However, managing their ripeness can be a frustrating endeavor.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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This year’s mayoral race has so far been a strange, frustrating exercise.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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And the reliable Sabrina Ionescu-Jones pick-and-roll tandem was unavailable following the injury.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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Many have complained that American alternatives for some foreign imports may be unavailable or are too expensive.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Regional flashpoints have now put China in an awkward position.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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At times awkward, but mostly gorgeous, catchy and sincere.—
Darian Sahanaja,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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The Panthers’ illuminating and irritating game defined their full identity.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2025
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Absences through injury have been an irritating constant throughout Welbeck’s career.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Content moderators are workers who remove disturbing content from social media—data which is often then used to train AI systems like ChatGPT or Facebook’s algorithms.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
19 June 2025
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These stories reveal a disturbing truth: AI can automate and amplify existing biases, leading to real-world injustice.—
Sajal Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Not surprisingly, its 2025 proxy statement reveals the toxic governance triumvirate – incentives, incompetence and indifference – that lures troublesome attention from both hackers and activists.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The big screen has played host to a never-ending spate of troublesome man-eating sharks ever since Steven Spielberg's killer-fish spectacle.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenient. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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