Expedient (IPA: /ɪkˈspidiənt/)
| Expedient (a.) |
Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right. |
| Expedient (a.) |
Quick; expeditious. |
| Expedient (n.) |
That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end. |
| Expedient (n.) |
Means devised in an exigency; shift. |
| Expedient Synonyms |
Useful, Timeserving, Opportunist, Appropriate, Convenient, Advantageous, Politic, Utile, Opportunistic |
| Expedient Synonyms |
Politic |
| Expedient Synonyms |
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Expedient Rhymes
Expedient, Ingredient, Obedient |
| Spanish Translation |
Expedient in Spanish is Conveniente |
| Tagalog Translation |
Expedient in Tagalog is Kapaki-pakinabang |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "It may be expedient but it is not just that some should have less in order that others may prosper." - John Rawls |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry." - Richard Dawkins |
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