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

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1. expedient

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

   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

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expedientadjective

   Synonyms:
   fit, proper, suitable, advisable, desirable

2. expedientadjective

   Synonyms:
   advantageous, profitable, useful, for one's advantage, for one's interest

3. expedientnoun

   Synonyms:
   shift, resource, resort, contrivance, means

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1. List of paraphrases for "expedient":

   timely, appropriate, desirable, expeditious, convenient, expediency, opportune

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How to use expedient in a sentence?

1. Maria Repnikova:

   Stories that are critical of Russia or are portraying Russia in an unfavorable manner are generally censored, as a result of that, it is expedient to use Russian state media sources because they're the ones portraying the( Ukraine) conflict with a more favorable eye or view from the Russian perspective.

2. Former President Obama:

   I hope that current members of Congress recall that it actually doesn’t take a lot of courage to aid those who are already powerful … but it does require some courage to champion the vulnerable and the sick and the infirm and those who often have no access to the corridors of power, i hope they understand that courage means not simply doing what is politically expedient, but doing what they believe deep in their hearts is right.

3. John Calvin:

   For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit, in which, as nothing is omitted that is both necessary and useful to know, so nothing is taught but what is expedient to know. Therefore we must guard against depriving believers of anything disclosed about predestination in Scripture, lest we seem either wickedly to defraud them of the blessing of their God or to accuse and scoff at the Holy Spirit for having published what it is in any way profitable to suppress.

4. Wesley Hunt:

   That’s not leadership, when you lead, you do what’s right, not politically expedient.

5. Chloe Swarbrick:

   How many world leaders, for how many decades have seen and known what is coming but have decided that it is more politically expedient to keep it behind closed doors? My generation and the generations after me do not have that luxury.