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expedient Synonyms

Another word for expedient

Choosing another word for expedient depends on context, so the 20 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Convenient and practical for achieving a particular purpose, although possibly improper or immoral.

Usage Example

"The committee decided it was more convenient to settle the dispute quietly rather than face a public inquiry."

Strongest
convenient
advantageous
pragmatic
politic
Strong
practical
opportune
advisable
prudent
judicious
useful

• noun (Context 2)

A means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient or makeshift but possibly improper or immoral.

Usage Example

"Raising emergency fees was merely a temporary stopgap to balance the municipal budget before the end of the fiscal year."

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stopgap
Strong
contrivance
stratagem
measure
makeshift
maneuver
resort
device
tactic
shift

Opposites of expedient

The opposite of expedient shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

inexpedient
impractical
inadvisable
impolitic
imprudent
inconvenient
unwise
disadvantageous
See all opposites of expedient

• Nearby Words

expecting
expectingly
expedience
expedient
expediently
expedite
expediter

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Expedient. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/expedient
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