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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
While the incident is under investigation, LUMA Energy has apologized for the disruption, which came at a particularly inconvenient time for Puerto Rican families.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
But as Charli moved from pop culture’s side stages to its headlining gigs, some inconvenient questions began to linger.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Plus, most of them are too clunky and inconvenient for trips abroad and can only charge one device at a time.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
People’s decisions to go or stay are also affected by an inconvenient fact: The residents who stay during hurricanes can’t do much to prevent disaster.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
But as Charli moved from pop culture’s side stages to its headlining gigs, some inconvenient questions began to linger.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Plus, most of them are too clunky and inconvenient for trips abroad and can only charge one device at a time.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
People’s decisions to go or stay are also affected by an inconvenient fact: The residents who stay during hurricanes can’t do much to prevent disaster.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenient
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Along with being extremely annoying, unwanted calls can also act as entry points to scams that could put your identity and money at risk.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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In circumstances where treatment is either inaccessible or inadequate, frustrated patients are resorting to do-it-yourself medicine, like using psilocybin to manage cluster headaches.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The facility had no hot water and a handwashing sink was inaccessible due to a ladder in front of the sink and old cans inside the basin.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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With the loss to Boston, Kerr's Warriors fell to a frustrating 21-21 record on the season, good for just the No. 11 seed in a competitive Western Conference.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Reinhart has been facing this frustrating situation privately, but decided to share it publicly now for a very personal reason: At the time of this interview, her grandmother had recently been diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer.—
Julia Sullivan,
SELF,
22 Jan. 2025
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Beginning Monday, about 2,000 bars and restaurants across the state will be able to pour the regional favorite, which for the first 195 years of its history was unavailable in Illinois — except for some grassroots interstate bootlegging.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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How to Get Around the US TikTok Ban TikTok is now unavailable in the United States—and getting around the ban isn’t as simple as using a VPN.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
27 Jan. 2025
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What can expect from that visit and just kind of how awkward will things be now after these comments?—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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In his defense, the Anti-Defamation League tweeted from X that Musk’s gesture seemed to be an awkward expression of enthusiasm.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Of all the teams to surpass Texas Tech this century, TCU’s evolution would be the most painful, or at least irritating.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2025
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Some people at the time feared that this incredibly irritating way of speaking would stick around.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Nakamura, the father, was interned along with his Japanese American family during WWII, a shameful and disturbing period in 20th-century American history that has never been fully acknowledged or dealt with on a national level.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is a dark and disturbing script that, circa 1996, would have been better handled by Darren Aronofsky or David Fincher.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Their pass protection has been just as troublesome, while quarterback C.J. Stroud has been good this year but has taken a step back from his rookie form last season.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sasaki continuing the trend of rejection is troublesome moving forward, especially next season.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenient. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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