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Synonyms for expedient:


adj. worthwhile, appropriate

advantageous
desirable
feasible
judicious
opportune
practicable
practical
pragmatic
prudent
fit
fitting
meet
possible
utilitarian
wise
advisable
beneficial
convenient
discreet
effective
helpful
politic
profitable
proper
seasonable
suitable
tactical
timely
useful

noun resource

stratagem
contrivance
device
instrument
instrumentality
makeshift
maneuver
means
measure
medium
method
recourse
refuge
resort
scheme
shift
stopgap
substitute
gency

Examples of uses:

You'll be just within our reach, it would be more expedient.
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I agree. I think the exit through your office would be most expedient.
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I think if we were to leave the metropolis for a while it might be expedient, sir.
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All are welcome in Jerusalem, not only because it's expedient, but because it is right.
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Obey the rules and you will succeed if you make use of this expedient
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A Beresford maid is expedient. A Beresford maid is thorough.
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As in your case, you took the expedient of complete nihilism.
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We should have entrusted this case to a more expedient barigel.
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Justice must be not only quick but also expedient.
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I think the most expedient thing, since you have your orders, is to obey them.
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