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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If your colleagues are poor performers who may disrupt your time off for non-emergency issues, then part of your planning may be to design your vacation to be unreachable (e.g., off-the-grid travel locations, inconvenient time zones).
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Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
If defaults rise or liquidity dries up, retirement plans and wealth portfolios could suffer unexpected losses at inconvenient moment in the economic cycle, or worse.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
People also tend to overestimate how inconvenient the helper will find the request and underestimate how happy helping will make them, one study found.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
But for some on the council, the optics are politically inconvenient.
—Josh McBroom, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
If defaults rise or liquidity dries up, retirement plans and wealth portfolios could suffer unexpected losses at inconvenient moment in the economic cycle, or worse.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
People also tend to overestimate how inconvenient the helper will find the request and underestimate how happy helping will make them, one study found.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
But for some on the council, the optics are politically inconvenient.
—Josh McBroom, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
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 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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