expedience

ex·pe·di·ence

noun \ik-ˈspē-dē-ən(t)s\

Definition of EXPEDIENCE

: expediency

Examples of EXPEDIENCE

1. <the proven expedience of the carrot over the stick in getting the most out of people>

First Known Use of EXPEDIENCE

1548

Related to EXPEDIENCE

Synonyms: advisability, advisableness, desirability, desirableness, expediency, judiciousness, prudence, wisdom

Antonyms: imprudence, inadvisability, inexpedience, inexpediency, injudiciousness, unwisdom

Related Words: advantageousness, beneficialness, profitability; feasibility, practicality, usefulness; opportuneness, seasonableness, timeliness

Near Antonyms: impracticality, infeasibility; inopportuneness, unseasonableness, untimeliness

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