INEXPEDIENT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

inexpedient

adjective

ˌi-nik-ˈspē-dē-ənt

Definition of inexpedient

as in unsuccessful

not producing the desired result a nutritionally dubious, inexpedient method for losing weight

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Recent Examples of inexpedient Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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Political horse-trading among Jewish parties to form a ruling coalition could take several months and, if unsuccessful, lead to a new election.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026
At 18, Olivia Madden has been forced to move from London with her father, Peter, an unsuccessful, poor actor, and his companion, Martin, a World War I veteran.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsuccessful

Adjective

Groups such as Human Rights Watch, Freedom House, Access Now, Article 19 and others have warned that the convention’s human rights safeguards are inefficient.

— Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
States of uncertainty that cannot be resolved can be particularly inefficient.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of inefficient

Adjective

But their fervor ironically winds up being counterproductive, yielding a jumbled tonal mess that feels deadly serious one moment and like parody the next.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
The lesson is not to abandon the region but to rethink an approach that has become both too costly and counterproductive.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterproductive

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Raman has portrayed Bass as a weak and ineffective leader, pointing to her handling of the Palisades fire, the homelessness crisis and the city’s ongoing struggle to deliver basic services.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Hays served on the pre-platform committee at the 1952 Democratic National Convention and the platform committee in 1956, co-authoring weak and ineffective civil rights planks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

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