as in unexpected
occurring before the usual or expected time
their inopportune arrival before the house was cleaned
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Recent Examples of inopportune
Although there are occasional car chases and shootouts and eventually an upsettingly high body count, its cops are not particularly competent (Lizzie, in fact, is notably incompetent, prone to freezing up at inopportune times), and its criminals not especially clever.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
But with the final year of his contract approaching, the 33-year-old is slumping at an inopportune time.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The same approach applies to being awake at an inopportune time.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
But the cases come at a politically inopportune time for Adams.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
But with the final year of his contract approaching, the 33-year-old is slumping at an inopportune time.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The same approach applies to being awake at an inopportune time.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
But the cases come at a politically inopportune time for Adams.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inopportune
Adjective
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However, this approach defeats the primary purpose of insurance, which is to protect against catastrophic costs in the event of an unexpected medical crisis.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her bond with Simone Biles has been well documented, but Chiles lights up when talking about other unexpected connections that also keep her grounded.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The method can provide aerodynamic drag data more efficiently during the early stages of aircraft design.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Millennials, typically defined as individuals born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, are now at a point in their lives where their generational nostalgia is front and center.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The generalizations about the use and effectiveness of testosterone are at best premature.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 Nov. 2025
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The laws have put doctors under increasing strain and surveillance, complicating the standard medical treatments for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, premature membrane rupture, and other pregnancy problems.—
Natalie Krebs,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Most aneurysms are symptom-free, but sudden severe headaches or vision changes can signal a life-threatening rupture.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Along with Johnny Depp and Jude Law, Farrell was one of three friends of Heath Ledger’s who offered to help complete his role in Terry Gilliam’s comic fantasy, after the young actor’s untimely death in 2008.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only 15 of the 49 vice presidents in the nation’s history have become presidents, NPR reported—including eight who got there after a serving president’s untimely death.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No one is more permanently precocious than a former child star.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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At one point in the night, Hart meets Oscar Hammerstein II's neighbor, a precocious 12-year-old named Stephen.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Inopportune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inopportune. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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