Thesaurus

expedient, politic, advisable mean dictated by practical or prudent motives. expedient usually implies what is immediately advantageous without regard for ethics or consistent principles.

- a politically expedient decision

politic stresses judiciousness and tactical value but usually implies some lack of candor or sincerity.

- a politic show of interest

advisable applies to what is practical, prudent, or advantageous but lacks the derogatory implication of expedient and politic.

- sometimes it's advisable to say nothing

expedient

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of expedient

1 a temporary replacement

if youʼre a spectator caught without rainwear at a sporting event, then a plastic garbage bag makes an acceptable, if unfashionable, expedient

Synonyms of expedient

makeshift, stopgap

Words 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

means, measure, move, shift, step

Words 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 wasnʼt a single bandage left in our backpacks, we had to use a bandanna, our only expedient

Synonyms of expedient

recourse, resort, resource

Words Related to expedient

hope, opportunity, possibility, relief

makeshift, replacement, stopgap, substitute

Synonym Discussion of expedient

resource, resort, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap mean something one turns to in the absence of the usual means or source of supply. resource and resort apply to anything one falls back upon.