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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
Agent Parisa Afkhami of Coldwell Banker Warburg suggests having those concerns fixed, as driveway repairs can be inconvenient after a buyer moves into a property.
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
Plus, the few residences of this caliber available to buy often need years of refurbishment, which is both inconvenient and likely to trigger its own wall of red tape.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2025
Now Trump, with his notoriously casual regard for inconvenient facts, habitually responds to disasters by blaming DEI first.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
However, others felt that refusing to move for a child was unfair, even if the request was inconvenient.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
Plus, the few residences of this caliber available to buy often need years of refurbishment, which is both inconvenient and likely to trigger its own wall of red tape.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2025
Now Trump, with his notoriously casual regard for inconvenient facts, habitually responds to disasters by blaming DEI first.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
However, others felt that refusing to move for a child was unfair, even if the request was inconvenient.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenient
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CenturyLink hasn't broken its annoying habit of leaving customers without service for weeks or months and repeatedly failing to show up for repair appointments.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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These evergreen monocultures, originally planted as lumber during the country’s postwar building boom, cause annoying seasonal allergies and dangerous erosion that leads to mudslides.—
Hannah Kirshner,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The disruption has rendered online gaming services, digital stores, and multimedia applications inaccessible to PlayStation users worldwide.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The hidden back pocket keeps your passport and phone inaccessible to pickpocketers, while the front pocket and interior compartments are spacious enough for a day’s worth of essentials, plus more.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Tied 1-1 midway through the second period against a Finland team frustrating and stifling the Americans, head coach Mike Sullivan swapped Kyle Connor with Brady Tkachuk on a line with Matthew Tkachuk and Jack Eichel.—
Pierre LeBrun,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, the setup process is frustrating compared with the competition, as are the site-building tools.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
14 Feb. 2025
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Under the current law, the UKG [UK government] can issue a 'Technical Capability Notice' that seeks to obligate a provider to remove an 'electronic protection' to allow access to data that is otherwise unavailable due to encryption.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Kansas City Department of Aviation and a spokeswoman for the city were both unavailable to comment on the pending lawsuit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Comfortable familiarity and an awkward desire to escape co-exist like the two quotes at the start, both true in incongruous harmony.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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Where some toiletry bags end up having an awkward shape that won’t easily fit into your luggage, these are the opposite.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Crusty eyes can be unsightly and irritating, but there are ways to manage and treat the debris and keep your eyes clean and healthy.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
29 Jan. 2025
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Try substituting less irritating sodium ascorbate for vitamin C and retinal for retinol or tretinoin.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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But even for Ye, his abrupt public embrace of antisemitism and counterintuitive right-wing political rhetoric, resulting in his bringing avowed white nationalist Nick Fuentes to dine with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, has been disturbing.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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During the investigation, other facility staff showed deputies a disturbing video that was sent to them in a group chat from Rice.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2025
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From his point of view, opposition at home has been quelled, sometimes murderously, and troublesome organizations such as the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Putin but is now facing U.S. sanctions, are in Trump's crosshairs too.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Suggested Reading Why big banks are transporting billions of dollars worth of gold on planes Hertz is finally done selling its troublesome Teslas — and the stock falls 10% Disney is pulling back on trigger warnings for old movies Palantir TK. Tesla.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenient. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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