expedient

suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances made the expedient decision to sell the land to whomever offered the most money Synonyms of expedient advisable, desirable, judicious, politic, prudent, tactical, wise Words Related to expedient advantageous, beneficial, profitable; useful, utilitarian; feasible, possible, practicable, practical; opportune, seasonable, timely; opportunistic, self-seeking Near Antonyms of expedient impractical, profitless, unfeasible, unprofitable; inopportune, unseasonable, untimely Antonyms of expedient impolitic, imprudent, inadvisable, inexpedient, injudicious, unwise

1 a temporary replacement if you're a spectator caught without rainwear at a sporting event, then a plastic garbage bag makes an acceptable, if unfashionable, expedient Synonyms of expedient makeshift, stopgapWords Related to expedient quick fix; recourse, refuge, resort; alternate, backup, standby, stand-in, substitute, understudy

2 an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result he vowed to use any expedient available to get the project done on time Synonyms of expedient measure, means, move, shift, stepWords Related to expedient 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; makeshift, resort, resource, stopgap; countermeasure, countermove, counterstep

3 something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available since there wasn't a single bandage left in our backpacks, we had to use a bandanna, our only expedient Synonyms of expedient resource, recourse, resortWords Related to expedient hope, opportunity, possibility, relief; makeshift, replacement, stopgap, substitute