Inconvenient (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• It's inconvenient to have to travel all the way across town to get to the office.
• The lack of public transportation in this area is very inconvenient for people who don't drive.
• The new policy of not allowing food in the library is inconvenient for students who study for long hours.
• The small kitchen is inconvenient for large families who need to cook for many people.
• The inconvenient location of the bathroom on the third floor is a problem for people with mobility issues.

Antonyms

• Convenient

Related Words

• Inconvenience (noun)

Meaning ²

Not conveniently timed; "an early departure is inconvenient for us".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The meeting was scheduled for Monday morning, which is inconvenient for me because I have an early flight on Monday evening.
• The holiday fell on a weekday, which made it inconvenient for people who had to take time off work.
• The school district scheduled parent-teacher conferences for the same day as the students' standardized tests, which was inconvenient for many families.
• The new policy requires employees to work evening shifts, which is inconvenient for those with family obligations.
• The traffic ticket was inconvenient for the driver, who had to take time off work and pay a hefty fine.