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

But the country has no alternative, and replacing the current system with a new one would be prohibitively costly and inconvenient. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Add in a sauna, a spa room and a dedicated barbershop, and the house starts to feel like it was designed to keep its residents on-site — leaving might feel inconvenient. — David Caraccio updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

But by that point, the government's own investigation had shown that wasn't true, and the government omitted that inconvenient evidence from its search warrant applications, Comey said. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 30 July 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays are providing an inconvenient counterweight to MLB owners’ framing of modern baseball. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 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