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

Why Governance Will Define Enterprise AI A hallucinated recommendation in a chatbot may be inconvenient. — Nishanth Prakash, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Poor planning or rushing decisions can lead to costly and inconvenient design mistakes. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 24 June 2026

While the government didn’t hesitate to delete inconvenient climate information, dedicated volunteers outside the government managed to preserve copies of much of the material, which the federal government is prohibited from copyrighting. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

When fact and fiction run together, when folks seek to stifle speech, limit access to education, devalue diversity, erase the inconvenient parts of our history. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 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