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expedient
Synonyms and Antonyms of expedient
suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
Synonym Discussion of expedient
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- a politically expedient decision
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- a politic show of interest
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- sometimes it's advisable to say nothing
expedient
Synonyms and Antonyms of expedient
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a temporary replacement
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an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result
act, action, deed, doing, feat, thing
course, procedure, proceeding, process
accomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, exploit, success, triumph
activity, affair, business, dealing, enterprise, event
attempt, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, initiative, operation, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, undertaking, whack
effort, exertion, labor, pains, trouble, while, work
project, proposal, proposition
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something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available
Synonym Discussion of expedient
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- exhausted all of their resources
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- a last resort
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- a flimsy expedient
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- desperate shifts to stave off foreclosure
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- old equipment employed as a makeshift
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- a new law intended only as a stopgap
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