inconvenient
adjective
in·con·ve·nient
ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyənt 
: not convenient especially in giving trouble or annoyance : inopportune
an inconvenient time
inconveniently
adverb
Examples of inconvenient in a Sentence
The restaurant is in an inconvenient location.
the unexpected visitors showed up at an inconvenient time
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Juneteenth became a holiday at a most inconvenient time in the school year — at the end of the instructional year and during Regents exams.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
This involves a lot of late nights eating pizza in the office and long days calling people who will not answer and showing up in inconvenient places at inconvenient times to get people on the record and to get the story right.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Any other course of action is inconsiderate of the employees and inconvenient for fellow customers.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
The Federal Reserve reinterpreted its statutory constraints when those constraints became inconvenient.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
This involves a lot of late nights eating pizza in the office and long days calling people who will not answer and showing up in inconvenient places at inconvenient times to get people on the record and to get the story right.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Any other course of action is inconsiderate of the employees and inconvenient for fellow customers.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
The Federal Reserve reinterpreted its statutory constraints when those constraints became inconvenient.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inconvenient
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“Inconvenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconvenient. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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inconvenient
adjective
in·con·ve·nient
ˌin-kən-ˈvē-nyənt
: not convenient : causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance
an inconvenient delay
inconveniently
adverb
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