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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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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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
Adjective
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Investors in Southeast Asia and Latin America where traditional brokers remain expensive or inaccessible.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In addition to the driftwood, ancient beaver tracks have been found in areas that would be inaccessible to the water-dwelling animals today, further supporting the idea that a paleolake once existed in the area.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
18 July 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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With airport handlers worldwide managing 26 million bags each year, few travel inconveniences are more frustrating than arriving without your luggage.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Neither officer’s injuries appeared to be life threatening, though both cops required surgery and remain unavailable for service.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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When combined with the hinged center column, the user gets access to a full range of smooth and micro-incremental camera movements that feel like a slider and are unavailable with traditional tripod designs.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
6 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
Adjective
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To my mind, this is the most disturbing part of the retractions saga: the chaos, uncertainty, disrespect, and bullying, devoid of any underlying moral or philosophical reasoning.—
Elizabeth Kaye Cook
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Her dad, Taylor finds her art to be disturbing, but nonetheless harmless.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
6 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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