as in to weigh
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
the innkeeper tried to hide how much the request incommoded them
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Recent Examples of incommode
At least 16 people were arrested for allegedly crowding, obstructing and incommoding another person and one was arrested for alleged defacement during a planned act of civil disobedience.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023
All were booked on charges of crowding, obstructing, or incommoding at the offices.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
They were all charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, a spokesperson for the department told CNN.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023
All were booked on charges of crowding, obstructing, or incommoding at the offices.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2020
All were charged with crowding and obstructing or incommoding, Malecki said.
—Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2020
They were all charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, a spokesperson for the department told CNN.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incommode
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Now standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 225 pounds, Dillon has built a reputation as a hard-hitting, shot-blocking shutdown blueliner who has remained durable despite his physical playing style.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In Iowa last month, the state's insurance commissioner weighed increases ranging from 3% to 37% against a stream of angry public comments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The women were too busy cooking, crafting, and caring for the family to bother with the stone tools used by men in hunting and building.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen were similarly discommoded at mealtime in public settings.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2019
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There’s a certain freedom not having social media available from your app launcher, knowing you won’t get disturbed on this device, but are still able to sit back with a good book, some light jazz, and… not much else.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Unfollow accounts that regularly share disturbing images.—
Annie Margaret,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Be patient and calm, Work zones are not there to inconvenience you.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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No one forced them to expand to the West Coast, inconveniencing coaches, players and fans of 14 other schools.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Of course young New York voters are troubled by the unaffordability of the city.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Incommode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incommode. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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