considerable, great, major, serious
mere, mild, minor, slight
This isn't a mere inconvenience; it's dangerous.

short-term, temporary
public
The rail strike is likely to cause considerable public inconvenience.

endure, have, suffer
avoid
I chose a different route to avoid the inconvenience of going through the town.

outweigh
The benefits of doing this usually outweigh the inconvenience.

cause (sb), put sb to
I don't want to put you to any inconvenience.

minimize, save (sb)
You could have picked me up at the airport and saved me the inconvenience of having to take the bus!

apologize for, regret
This store is closed today for staff training. We regret any inconvenience caused.

inconvenience to
Every effort will be made to minimize inconvenience to customers while work is in progress.

greatly, seriously
The general public has been greatly inconvenienced by this strike.