Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.
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Expedient
/ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/
Synonyms for "expedient" (254 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Adjective(3 words)
actionad hoc measureadvantageousadvisableagencyanswerapplicableappropriateaproposartartful dodgeartificeauspiciousbanausicbecomingbefittingbehind-the-scenes influencebeneficialbenevolentblind
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (76)
decentdemarchedernier ressortdesigndesirabledevicedevicesdodgeeffectiveeffortelegantemployableestimableexcellentexpediencyexpedientsfairfakementfamousfavorable
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feasiblefeintfelicitousfetchfinefinessefitfittenfittingfortunatefructuousfunctionalgambitgamegimmickgoing betweengoodgood forgoodlygrandgrifthappyhealthyhelpfulhopeimprovisationinfluenceinstrumentinstrumentalityintermediationintriguejudiciousjuggleryjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkindknaverylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlaudablelikelylittle gameluckymachination
Verb(1 words)
Related words (127)
machinerymakeshiftmaneuvermaneuveringmaneuversmanipulationmaterialisticmeansmeans to an endmeasuremechanismmediationmediummeetmovenicenobleof general utilityof helpof service
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of useopportunepertinentpis allerpleasantplotploypoliticpolitical influencepossiblepracticablepracticalpragmaticpragmaticalprofitableproperpropitiousprovidentialprudentracketready-maderecommendablerecommendedrecoursered herringrefugeregalresortresourcerightriperoyalruseschemeseasonableseemlyserviceserviceableshake upshake-upshiftskillfulsleightsolutionsortablesoundsplendidstepstopgapstratagemstrategystringstrokestroke of policysubstitutesubterfugesuitabletactictacticaltactical maneuverstacticstemporary expedienttimelyto be desiredtricktrickerytrumpusefulutilitarianvalidvery goodvirtuouswell-timedwilewily devicewire-pullingwiseworking hypothesisworking propositionworthwhile
Noun(18 words)
makeshiftsmakeweightmeasuremethodpracticalpragmaticrule of thumb methodshoehornsshort term fixshortcutshortsightedstopgapsuitabletactictoolunprincipledusefulworkarounds
Adjective(5 words)
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18 entriesautomationbureaucratic concessioneconomic concessionexpedient agreementexpedient approachexpedient compromiseexpedient concessionexpedient measureexpedient methodexpedient policyexpedient routeexpedient tacticpolitical expedientshortcutstopgaptemplate
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Collocations
8 entrieseconomically expedientexpedient measureexpedient policyexpedient solutionexpedient tacticmorally expedientpolitical expedientpolitically expedient
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
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12 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Myrtale was convinced in her own mind that as Dryas had to deal with so many rich suitors, he would never consent to Chloe marrying Daphnis; and considered that she had devised the best expedient possible for disposing of the subject of the marriage.
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Such problems do exist in Interlingua, but it seemed expedient to treat them in connection with the various parts of speech whose functions in the sentence can be made to involve all syntactic questions of practical import.
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Never lie if the truth is more expedient.
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