ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl
as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
an unseasonable snowstorm in early November
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Recent Examples of unseasonable
An unseasonable weather pattern that included heavy rain and sweltering heat served as a signal for rattlesnakes to slither out of their underground winter burrows in search of food and mates.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Record-breaking heat is expected to take hold across states from the Plains to the Northeast this week, causing temperatures to soar to unseasonable highs.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data.
—Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
California water officials said the unseasonable weather led to the second-lowest April 1 snowpack measurement in 75 years, according to reporting from The Bee.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Record-breaking heat is expected to take hold across states from the Plains to the Northeast this week, causing temperatures to soar to unseasonable highs.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data.
—Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
California water officials said the unseasonable weather led to the second-lowest April 1 snowpack measurement in 75 years, according to reporting from The Bee.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseasonable
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After weeks of overnight fuel thefts, Rocklin police arrested a suspect during an early Thursday traffic stop, the department announced.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Alvarado said the bar made a last-minute decision to open early Thursday to screen the event.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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The exercise also included unexpected financial setbacks.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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The settlement that ended Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's blockbuster legal war began with an unexpected Friday night phone call.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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Authorities said that in the days leading up to her disappearance, Moore exhibited behavior that was out of character, including a sudden absence and an abrupt change in social media presence, according to ABC News.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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His sudden passing has left his wife, Pamela, to raise their two children alone, Melissa Lynch, a family friend wrote in a GoFundMe campaign statement.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Led by the top-three all-around results from Charleigh Bullock, Claire Pease, and Simone Rose, the Americans triumphed after an untimely exit from 2024 Olympic gold medalist and team veteran Hezly Rivera.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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He was also haunted much of his life by the untimely death of his brother Duane – the band's spectacular guitarist – and plagued by addictions.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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More air pollution will mean more preventable health issues and premature deaths.—
Chris Hartmann,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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But the dismissal was premature.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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That’s why my millennial children listen to that sixty-year-old music now, whereas, in 1964, only a precocious Mahler buff would have listened to the music of 1904.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Sandeep is nothing loath to make trouble for his annoyingly precocious little sister.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Invading during inopportune weather would spell certain doom for Allied troops and a potentially fatal blow to their efforts against the Axis powers.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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But most of them are caused by Patricia, who keeps re-entering the room — the same space that was once the Warrens’ bedroom — at inopportune moments.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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“Unseasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseasonable. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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