inconvenienced 1 of 2

inconvenienced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of inconvenience

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of inconvenienced
Adjective
Maybe teams can reserve some empty suites for relocating inconvenienced fans. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
The guests enjoy the food and don’t seem inconvenienced by the fish bones. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026 Haven’t we all been similarly inconvenienced on vacation? Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 Someone needs to tell them to stay on the East Coast — at least, until the precedent set by last week’s action in the Gulf provides the basis for a similar rule along the East Coast, particularly in New England where the whales’ modest protections have inconvenienced commercial fishing boats. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 If a magazine story produced a burst of negative attention that inconvenienced or endangered the people who worked for her, that would fall on her, too. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026 There was nobody that was inconvenienced. Jay King, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 When the affluent, the powerful, the politicians, and the markets were finally inconvenienced. Ernesto Burden, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026 Segura and Pazsitzky are not the only stars who have been inconvenienced by the ongoing operation. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026 Some parents confused or inconvenienced by the changing recommendations around vaccinations will ultimately choose to immunize their children anyway. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconvenienced
Adjective
  • Sudbury had grown frustrated seeing so many people dedicate themselves to changing their lives but still fail to secure housing or work once background checks were run.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Philips is quick to push back on the idea that his story is a plug-and-play template for frustrated twenty-somethings who can’t land a corporate job.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The effect that Republicans’ Wuhan investigations and right-leaning media had on Fauci’s public image continuously bothered him, according to the writings.
    Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Johnson took the job partly out of patriotism; he was bothered that so few people knew the smartphone was a Canadian invention.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Adjective
  • Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
  • For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The creator of vivid, indelible fantasies for women to try on and to embody was also a fragile and anguished man, troubled throughout his life by alcohol, drug dependency, and bouts of debilitating depression.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Church leaders were deeply troubled by a new, unrestrained form of capitalism that left laborers with few options other than working on mechanized assembly lines, under harsh terms set by corporate managers.
    Walter Scheirer, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • Royal biographer Tina Brown went as far as to suggest that Charles is growing increasingly irritated with William.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026
  • Cubital tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve, which passes through a tunnel on the inside of the elbow, becomes inflamed, swollen and irritated, Johns Hopkins explains.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The size and ferocity of the La Mierla fire disturbed Aragüés, yet the situation was about to get worse.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Turner said the treatment of the teenagers in Seattle disturbed her even more.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Economists and the commentariat, playing the role of the annoyed parent, point out that over-all employment has been strong for a while.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 28 July 2026
  • Whatever the yellow jersey’s feelings, teams were annoyed, often more privately than publicly.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Medical release request At the time of the shooting, Grayson stood 6-foot-4 and weighed 225 pounds.
    Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • One solution weighed to the latter dilemma was making alternative versions of features in different languages.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Inconvenienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconvenienced. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on inconvenienced

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster