Antonyms for expedient
ɪkˈspi di əntex·pe·di·ent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. expedient

   Antonyms:
   abortive, baseless, bootless, deceitful, delusive, empty, fruitless, futile, idle, inconstant, ineffectual, nugatory, null, profitless, shadowy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfying, unserviceable, unsubstantial, useless, vain, vapid, visionary, worthless

   Synonyms:
   adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, effective, efficient, potent, powerful, profitable, real, serviceable, solid, sound, substantial, sufficient, useful, valid, valuable, worthy

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expedientadjective

   a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

   Antonyms:
   impolitic, inadvisable, inexpedient

2. expedientadjective

   serving to promote your interest

   "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

   Antonyms:
   inadvisable, impolitic, inexpedient

3. expedientadjective

   appropriate to a purpose; practical

   "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

   Antonyms:
   inexpedient, impolitic, inadvisable

How to use expedient in a sentence?

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.

2. Brian Luciano:

   Municipalities don't always have the officers' best interest at heart. They will do what's expedient for them for their political purposes, we see our role as protecting the rights of the accused. And in some cases, the accused is the police officer.

3. Catherine The Great:

   The most sure, but at the same time the most difficult expedient to mend the morals of the people, is a perfect system of education.

4. Ben Carson:

   Politicians do what is politically expedient, and I want to do what's right.

5. Mike Levin:

   I have young children. I would rather they know that their dad did what he felt to be right for the country, rather than what he felt to be politically expedient, i will let those chips fall, and I think the voters are smart enough to know At Rouda're trying to do what's right for the country.

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