Expediency

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Appropriateness to the purpose at hand; fitness.
  • n. Adherence to self-serving means: an ambitious politician, guided by expediency rather than principle.
  • n. A means; an expedient.
  • n. Obsolete Speed; haste.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
  • n. Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.
  • n. Haste; dispatch.
  • n. An expedient.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The quality of being expedient; fitness or suitableness to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case; advantageousness.
  • n. That which is expedient or suitable; the proper or most efficient mode of procedure for gaining a desired end.
  • n. Specifically, the principle of doing what is deemed most practicable or serviceable under the circumstances; utilitarian wisdom.
  • n. An expedient.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the quality of being suited to the end in view
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    advantage    vantage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    advantage    advisability    policy    opportunism    expedience   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    prudence    decency    usefulness    rectitude    legality   
     
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