Associations to the word «Expedient»
Noun
- Revenue
- Accordance
- Counsel
- Conceit
- Israelites
- Hereafter
- Fuss
- Servitude
- Inconvenience
- Invention
- Lev
- Exchequer
- Attainment
- Fertility
- Perceiving
- Distrust
- Readiness
- Distress
- Disagreement
- Proper
- Prudence
- Chevalier
- Hearer
- Ratification
- Fallout
- Defamation
- Hemp
- Shift
- Abolition
- Consent
- Pretext
- Appropriation
- Sutra
- Offence
- Extremity
- Concealment
- Provision
- Rajah
- Genius
- Excise
- Intercourse
- Pretension
- Alteration
- Enactment
- Disposition
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
EXPEDIENT, adjective. Simple, easy, or quick; convenient.
EXPEDIENT, adjective. Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.
EXPEDIENT, adjective. (obsolete) Quick; rapid; expeditious.
EXPEDIENT, noun. A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
Dictionary definition
EXPEDIENT, noun. A means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one.
EXPEDIENT, adjective. Serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient".
EXPEDIENT, adjective. Appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty".
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.