Synonyms of expedience

expedience

noun

ik-ˈspē-dē-ən(t)s 

as in expediency

suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances

the proven expedience of the carrot over the stick in getting the most out of people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expediency
• desirability
• feasibility
• advisability
• prudence
• advantageousness
• judiciousness
• wisdom
• desirableness
• practicality
• usefulness
• profitability
• advisableness
• timeliness
• beneficialness
• opportuneness
• seasonableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unwisdom
• imprudence
• inexpediency
• inadvisability
• impracticality
• infeasibility
• inexpedience
• injudiciousness
• untimeliness
• inopportuneness
• unseasonableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expedience

Trust is built over the long term and best earned by choosing values over expedience when the stakes are highest. — Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 3 Feb. 2026

That’s because the Fed’s credibility rests on its ability to make decisions driven by economic evidence, not political expedience. — Joshua Stillwagon, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025

Will that mission weigh the needs of our community as equal to national political expedience, or is the safety of our people less important than fleeting political optics? — Keith Wilson, Time, 2 Oct. 2025

Even so, a few of the essays seem shaped by expedience. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025