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" (224 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (67)
course of actioncraftcute trickdeceitdecentdemarchedernier ressortdesigndesirabledevicedevicesdodgeeffectiveeffortelegantemployableestimableexcellentexpedienceexpediency
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expedientsfairfakementfamousfavorablefeasiblefeintfelicitousfetchfinefinessefitfittenfittingfortunatefructuousfunctionalgambitgamegimmickgoing betweengoodgood forgoodlygrandgrifthappyhealthyhelpfulhopeimprovisationinfluenceinstrumentinstrumentalityintermediationintriguejudiciousjuggleryjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkindknavery
Related words (112)
last expedientlast resortlast shiftlaudablelikelylittle gameluckymachinationmachinerymakeshiftmaneuvermaneuveringmaneuversmanipulationmaterialisticmeansmeans to an endmeasuremechanismmediation
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mediummeetmovenicenobleof general utilityof helpof serviceof useopportuneopportunisticpertinentpis allerpleasantplotploypolitical influencepossiblepracticablepracticalpragmaticpragmaticalprofitableproperpropitiousprovidentialprudentracketready-maderecommendablerecommendedrecoursered herringrefugeregalresortresourcerightriperoyalruseschemeseasonableseemlyserviceserviceableshake upshake-upshiftskillfulsleightsolutionsortablesoundsplendidstepstopgapstratagemstrategystringstrokestroke of policysubstitutesubterfugesuitabletactictacticaltactical maneuverstacticstemporary expedienttimelyto be desiredtricktrickerytrumpusefulutilitarianvalidvery goodvirtuouswell-timedwilewily devicewire-pullingwiseworking hypothesisworking propositionworthwhile
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More general
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
3 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
15 entriessimilar
16 entriesTranslations
106 translations across 25 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- مُلَائِم adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- مُنَاسِب adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- məqsədəuyğun adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
Bulgarian
4 entries- удобен adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- целесъобразен adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- целесъобразен adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- начин noun (a means for achieving an end)
Catalan
2 entries- convenient adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- expedient noun (a means for achieving an end)
Czech
2 entries- výhodný adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- účelný adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
Danish
2 entries- formålstjenlig adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- hensigtsmæssig adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
Dutch
4 entries- doelmatig adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- eenvoudig adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- snel adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- uitgekookt adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
Finnish
4 entries- hyödyllinen adj (governed by self-interest)
- kätevä adj (affording short-term benefit)
- otollinen adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- otollinen adj (affording short-term benefit)
French
2 entries- expédient adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- expédient noun (a means for achieving an end)
German
4 entries- angebracht adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- angemessen adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- angenehm adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- bequem adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
Greek
1 entries- λυσιτελής adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
Hungarian
2 entries- célravezető adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- célszerű adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
Irish
1 entries- oiriúnach adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
Italian
4 entries- conveniente adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- opportuno adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- escamotage noun (a means for achieving an end)
- espediente noun (a means for achieving an end)
Macedonian
3 entries- целесообразен adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- целисходен adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- целисходно средство noun (a means for achieving an end)
Norwegian
1 entries- bekvemmelig adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- درمان noun (a means for achieving an end)
- چاره noun (a means for achieving an end)
Polish
3 entries- celowy adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- dogodny adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- wygodny adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
Portuguese
2 entries- expediente adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- expediente noun (a means for achieving an end)
Romanian
1 entries- expeditiv adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
Russian
4 entries- просто́й adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- удо́бный adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- целесообра́зный adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- приём noun (a means for achieving an end)
Spanish
2 entries- conveniente adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- expediente noun (a means for achieving an end)
Swedish
2 entries- ändamålsenlig adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
- ändamålsenlig adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
Turkish
4 entries- münasip adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- uygun adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- yerinde adj (simple, easy, or quick; convenient)
- geçici çözüm noun (a means for achieving an end)
Ukrainian
1 entries- доці́льний adj (suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended)
Sample 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.
Source: tatoeba (6213195)
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.
Source: tatoeba (12390385)
Never lie if the truth is more expedient.
Source: tatoeba (12639327)
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