inconvenient

adjective

in·​con·​ve·​nient ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyənt 

: not convenient especially in giving trouble or annoyance : inopportune

an inconvenient time

inconveniently adverb

Synonyms of inconvenient

• annoying
• frustrating
• awkward
• irritating
• disturbing
• troublesome

Examples of inconvenient in a Sentence

The restaurant is in an inconvenient location.

the unexpected visitors showed up at an inconvenient time

Recent Examples on the Web

August 23 – September 22 Rest may feel inconvenient until your body makes the argument louder. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Virgo August 23 – September 22 Rest may feel inconvenient until your body makes the argument louder. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Now my own messy, inconvenient story had been absorbed and neutralized. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Come what may—an inconvenient husband, a cholera epidemic—the novel asks, does love ever expire? — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, incongruous, harmful, from Anglo-French, from Latin inconvenient-, inconveniens, from in- + convenient-, conveniens convenient

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inconvenient

• convenient

Kids Definition

inconvenient

adjective

in·​con·​ve·​nient ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyənt 

: not convenient : causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance

an inconvenient delay

inconveniently adverb