1
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
Still, even after the election, Magyar has remained relentlessly on message—which is to say, vague and tight-lipped, leaving several inconvenient dilemmas unaddressed.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Sometimes birds nest in inconvenient spots, though, like flower pots, planters, and hanging baskets.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
For one thing, the old have an inconvenient habit of dying.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Exercising in alignment with your natural chronotype leads to better outcomes than forcing workouts at inconvenient times.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 1 May 2026
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Sometimes birds nest in inconvenient spots, though, like flower pots, planters, and hanging baskets.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
For one thing, the old have an inconvenient habit of dying.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Exercising in alignment with your natural chronotype leads to better outcomes than forcing workouts at inconvenient times.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for inconvenient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenient
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However, Whitehall does have an annoying tendency to dispose of vital military equipment at the drop of a hat – or worse, before a replacement has been secured.—
David Szondy
May 23,
New Atlas,
23 May 2026
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Consumers Want Cocktails With Less Work The annoying part of a cocktail usually happens before the first sip.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The majority of it was a forty-five-million-dollar share in a trust created from her late father’s estate, which was, and remains, inaccessible to Burden.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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Checking in at the visitor center is helpful to get a lay of the land and to learn what parts of the park may be busy or inaccessible, especially since cell service is spotty in areas.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Employing a fictional slasher movie of yesteryear as the portal into a conversation about self and desire, this is heady, strange stuff, frustrating at times but captivating in both its confusion and its honesty.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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Witt is pacing toward a historic, never-seen-it-before season — for all the right individual reasons, but for all the frustrating organizational reasons.—
Sam McDowell
Updated May 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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With Kirby Yates, Ryan Zeferjahn and Chase Silseth all unavailable after pitching each of the previous two games, the Angels’ bullpen preserved the victory with Brent Suter, Sam Bachman and Mitch Farris getting the job done.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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While the technology is still being developed, the UK and Europe have included it in their resilience plans in case GPS becomes unavailable.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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Perhaps that is down to the 28-year-old’s awkward gait on the bike, all elbows and knees, not unlike Chris Froome, while his time trialling aerodynamics leave a lot to be desired.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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More comics journalism from Life Kit Still cringing about that awkward moment?—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
25 May 2026
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This is a company that built its reputation on engineering discipline, financial caution, and an almost irritating level of consistency.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 May 2026
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Regulators cannot chase every irritating screen on every app and website.—
Gregory M. Dickinson,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
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In a statement to local media, the town government said Fox Rothschild has long represented Rolesville and called the incident deeply disturbing.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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In September 2016, economics professor Matthew Hendricks and some 3,000 other employees at the University of Tulsa received a disturbing email from the administration.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Nostalgia for this troublesome decade was more common among the men.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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The Italian town is not the first area to struggle with troublesome peacocks or other birds.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenient. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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