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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
Because seeing friends and family take inconvenient steps to slow climate change pushes against the sense of pervasive silence.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Fragmented memories from her past, especially from the time of the kidnapping, begin resurfacing for Lejla, triggering her at the most inconvenient times.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
For a busy woman, pumping can be time-consuming, uncomfortable and inconvenient.
—Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
This addresses the 'first and last mile' gap—often the most inconvenient part of any transit journey—by providing a seamless, affordable way to get from home to the station and from the station to one's final destination.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Fragmented memories from her past, especially from the time of the kidnapping, begin resurfacing for Lejla, triggering her at the most inconvenient times.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
For a busy woman, pumping can be time-consuming, uncomfortable and inconvenient.
—Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
This addresses the 'first and last mile' gap—often the most inconvenient part of any transit journey—by providing a seamless, affordable way to get from home to the station and from the station to one's final destination.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenient
Adjective
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That’s frustrating – to come so close to reaching the summit and miss out by just one space is annoying.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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That can be annoying, but NotebookLM is not—this one actually works.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Of course, some rooms might require finer attention to detail or have inaccessible areas.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Miscommunication, overwhelm, unforeseen task complexity, lack of information, and inaccessible resources can all be factors of work mistakes.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson spoke about the frustrating Game 2 loss, revealing a big regret that led to the defeat.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Technical glitches and changing rules are frustrating borrowers trying to plan.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Some features, such as links and link previews, will be unavailable.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Evers’ guidance advised them to contact an attorney immediately and ask the officers to return if an attorney is unavailable.—
Scott Bauer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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There was an awkward overhead in the third game that Sinner couldn’t meet square on.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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But the timing of the Rockies’ decision was awkward.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
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There’s never been a more irritating trio of possible playoff opponents than Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler and Dan Hayes.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Waking up to a bird squawking in the middle of the night– well that’s just irritating.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The lack of caring about my childhood was so disturbing.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, there is often an undercurrent of mysticism surrounding the egg, with birth and death at the center—a dualism as true as it is sometimes disturbing.—
Irene Coltrinari,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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More lastingly troublesome is the general blindness to anything but race in her work.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Teladoc’s BetterHelp mental health unit has been a particularly troublesome business as paying users dropped off in the years following the pandemic.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
5 May 2025
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenient. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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