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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Deputies first attempted a PIT maneuver, in which law enforcement uses a patrol vehicle to force a fleeing vehicle to turn and stop, but the maneuver was unsuccessful.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Attempts to reach 90 Street Realty LLC were unsuccessful Friday.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsuccessful

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His company argued in a May lawsuit against licenses issued by the regulator NMDPRA that fuel imports undermine the refinery’s investment and make the domestic market inefficient.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Officials previously said the aging tower had become inefficient and obsolete.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of inefficient

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Future work could seek to understand other results, like finding out exactly when this type of interference from above becomes counterproductive, or what the long-term effects of managers taking more of a hands-on role with sales might be.

— Daniel E. Chavez, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Those who do play with a single-hander, like Tsitsipas, Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti or Austria’s Lilli Tagger inspire a kind of fascination as to why anyone would go down a path that has become so unusual and supposedly counterproductive.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of counterproductive

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