inconvenient

[ in-kuhn-veen-yuhnt ]

adjective

1. not easily accessible or at hand:

   The phone is in an inconvenient place.

2. inopportune; untimely:

   an inconvenient time for a visit.

3. not suiting one's needs or purposes:

   The house has an inconvenient floor plan.

   Synonyms: bothersome, awkward, annoying

inconvenient

/ -ˈviːnɪənt; ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt /

adjective

1. not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult

Derived Forms

• ˌinconˈveniently, adverb

Other Words From

• incon·venient·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconvenient¹

1325–75; Middle English < Latin inconvenient- (stem of inconveniēns ) not suiting. See in- ³, convenient

Example Sentences

Some of that is a product of an educational system scrubbed clean of inconvenient history and basic civics lessons by conservative lobbyists and politicians.

From Salon

Like many of Harris’ media appearances, those events assured the former president steered well away from hectoring hosts and their inconvenient fact-checking.

From Los Angeles Times

Ron, a Phoenix voter who declined to give his last name, said his polling place did not have enough printer paper in 2020, which was inconvenient for voters and caused some to leave early.

From Los Angeles Times

The poor, working-class, and middle-class white men who form the base of Trumpism and American neofascism will be discarded once they prove to be inconvenient to Dictator Trump and the movement.

From Salon

While the British legal system has not silenced him, they have undoubtedly made it extremely inconvenient for him to spread his message of climate activism to the world.

From Salon

Related Words

• annoying
• awkward
• cumbersome
• difficult
• disturbing
• embarrassing
• tiresome
• troublesome
• unwieldy