expedient

(ĭk-spē'dē-ənt)
adj.

1. Appropriate to a purpose.
2. 1. Serving to promote one's interest: was merciful only when mercy was expedient.
   2. Based on or marked by a concern for self-interest rather than principle; self-interested.
3. Obsolete. Speedy; expeditious.

n.

1. Something that is a means to an end.
2. Something contrived or used to meet an urgent need. See synonyms at makeshift.

[Middle English, from Latin expediēns, expedient-, present participle of expedīre, to make ready. See expedite.]

expediently ex·pe'di·ent·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, befitting, convenient, fit¹, good, meet², proper, suitable, tailor-made, useful. See agree/disagree, good/bad.
2. Worth doing, especially for practical reasons: advisable, recommendable, well². See wise/foolish.

noun

Something used temporarily or reluctantly when other means are not available: expediency, makeshift, shift, stopgap. See help/harm/harmless, substitute.

adj

Definition: worthwhile, appropriate
Antonyms: inappropriate, inexpedient, unbeneficial, unprofitable, unworthwhile

For a list of words related to expedient, see:

• Strategy and Tactics - expedient: means to an end

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hensigtsmæssig, fordelagtig
n. - middel, foranstaltning

Nederlands (Dutch)
(hulp)middel, gelegen, geschikt, opportuun

Français (French)
adj. - opportun, politique, indiqué, expédient
n. - expédient

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hilfsmittel
adj. - angebracht, zweckmäßig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (πρόσφορο) μέσο, τέχνασμα, μεθόδευση, τρόπος
adj. - σκόπιμος, πρόσφορος, προσφυής, αποτελεσματικός, κατάλληλος, αρμόδιος, πρέπων

Italiano (Italian)
espediente, opportuno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - meio (m), recurso (m)
adj. - conveniente, oportuno

Русский (Russian)
прием, способ, целесообразный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - expediente, oportuno, conveniente
n. - expediente, recurso, arbitrario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ändamål
adj. - ändamålsenlig, lämplig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
权宜的, 有用的, 方便的, 权宜之计, 临时手段

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 權宜的, 有用的, 方便的
n. - 權宜之計, 臨時手段

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 형편이 좋은, 정책적인, 편의주의적인
n. - 수단, 조치

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 好都合な, 便宜的な, 政略的な
n. - 手段, 方便

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وسيله (صفه) مناسب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תועלתי, כדאי, רצוי, מתאים‬
n. - ‮תחבולה, אמצעי להשגת מטרה‬

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