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
Heavy or unseasonable rainfall and snow melts could trigger this messy and costly problem.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2025
An unseasonable series of thunderstorms were sweeping across Southern California on Tuesday, bringing with them the potential for fire-starting lightning strikes in areas with limited rainfall.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
On our last morning, though, the sun finally emerged, melting the unseasonable snow.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
Equally as bracing was this ominously unseasonable warmth.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2025
An unseasonable series of thunderstorms were sweeping across Southern California on Tuesday, bringing with them the potential for fire-starting lightning strikes in areas with limited rainfall.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
On our last morning, though, the sun finally emerged, melting the unseasonable snow.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
Equally as bracing was this ominously unseasonable warmth.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseasonable
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These decisions have significantly affected the availability of polling places, early voting, absentee ballot eligibility, and even the provision of food and water to voters waiting in lines for hours to vote, likely due to limitations mentioned above.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nichushkin atoned for his earlier mistake with the third goal of the period.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Stand by Me, four teenage boys (played by Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell) go on a day trip in 1959 to search for the dead body of a missing classmate and bond in unexpected and heartfelt ways.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Surprise invitations, unexpected gatherings, big plans related to kids, sports or the arts might send you in a new direction.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 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,
17 Oct. 2025
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The result was a sudden and deep selloff among regional banks, drawing comparisons to the churn of the 2023 banking crisis that consumed Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The seasonal spectacle will reach its untimely ending the night before Halloween at a secret location with only 1,000 unfortunate souls allowed entry (if that’s you, sign up at the mailing list at the Wondaween website for your chance to attend).—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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The police union invoked Tully’s untimely death in calling for the no-confidence vote.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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The mission, coming a little less than two months since the previous Starship demonstration in August, helped to further snap a run of three tests early in 2025 in which the vehicle met a premature fiery demise before completing many key objectives.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The shift could prevent about 15 million premature deaths a year globally and cut farm emissions by 15%.—
Bloomberg News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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Not even Hammerstein’s young companion, a precocious musical-theater fan from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, named Stephen [cough, cough], is impressed.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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That allowed his bat to roar to life at an inopportune time.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Still, the timing for Disney may be inopportune.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Unseasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseasonable. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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