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
Adjective
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Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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One of the wildfires started in the early evening in the 1500 block of East Mulberry Avenue, not far from Link Lane.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Blending the tones of romantic comedy with a story of personal emancipation, the series follows a journey of self-discovery, ambition, and unexpected love.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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However, the project faces an unexpected obstacle.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Brexton Busch, the 11-year-old son of NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch, did something for the first time since the sudden and tragic passing of his father.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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His wife looks at me with sudden seriousness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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To find her way home, Tashia must unravel the mystery, gather clues and uncover the secrets behind the market’s residents and their untimely deaths.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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But since Petty’s untimely death in 2017, the Dirty Knobs have become Campbell’s main focus.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Reports of it proved premature.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Research has found that doing pelvic floor exercises can help with erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and urinary incontinence, especially after prostate surgery.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Lewis, 26, has been tailing off since a precocious start to his major league career, and some (perhaps fairly) wonder if a pair of major knee injuries have robbed him of what should have been, as the kids say, his final form.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Death and the devil dominate the writing, and Nyro would later attribute this darkness to a fascination from her precocious young adulthood.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
24 May 2026
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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 15 Jun. 2026.
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