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
Rescues often happen at inconvenient hours, like after dark, or on weekends and holidays when more people are outside.
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Jayme Moye, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Why are liquids inconvenient for travel?
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
These bills often put the GOP at a crossroads by forcing members to go on record on politically inconvenient topics.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, Boca Raton’s municipal operations are spread across outdated buildings that are costly to maintain, inefficient for employees and inconvenient for residents.
—Troy McLellan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jayme Moye, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Why are liquids inconvenient for travel?
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
These bills often put the GOP at a crossroads by forcing members to go on record on politically inconvenient topics.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, Boca Raton’s municipal operations are spread across outdated buildings that are costly to maintain, inefficient for employees and inconvenient for residents.
—Troy McLellan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenient
Adjective
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Highs come across with sharpness that doesn't stray toward annoying, and the mids are surprisingly full.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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There’s still housing, meals, books and annoying fees.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, parts of both areas were inaccessible because of empty event structures and the four-day Gymreapers Wodapalooza along the sand and Lummus Park.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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And, today, large parts of the West Bank are inaccessible to Palestinians because of violence from settlers living in these herding farms.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Flagg finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists, but the Raptors’ eighth-best defense in the NBA sent multiple bodies at him throughout the game and presented an uncomfortable and frustrating playing experience for his first NBA game in Toronto.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Caroline’s anguish and her ineffectuality at making progress in finding Gabriel make for some frustrating moments as a reader.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The only Heat players unavailable on Saturday were Nikola Jovic (low back injury management), Terry Rozier (not with team) and Andrew Wiggins (left big toe sesamoiditis).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Nedeljkovic started his second straight game for the Sharks as Yaroslav Askarov, injured earlier this week, remained unavailable with a lower-body injury.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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This profound snow drought comes at an especially awkward time, compounding a quarter-century of regional aridification that has drained the nation’s two largest reservoirs to precarious depths.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Rather than focusing on clarity with harsh actives, a key component to the glass skin trend is using gentle, non-irritating ingredients that take your skin to a healthier state.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Caustic soda crystals cannot be ingested; baking soda is edible and non-irritating.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What followed was even more disturbing.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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That would be a particularly disturbing piece of real hate mail Kubrin received late last year after she was quoted in a news story about immigration and crime.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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However, corn gluten meal is also an organic, pre-emergent herbicide that can make quick work of troublesome crabgrass and other weeds in lawns and gardens.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
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Airport wait times are expected to increase as the shutdown continues — leaving TSA officers in a troublesome spot.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenient. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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