- Types Of Speech
- You can use expedient as a noun, article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Expedient
- A 5 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters d, e, i, n, p, t, and x, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 5 syllables with the middle letter d. Expedient starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters e, ex, exp, expe, exped, and the ending characters are t, nt, ent, ient, dient, ..
- Definition
- A means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Expedient is set as a sat word that starts with e, ends with t, 5 syllables, 4 vowels and 9 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Expedient in Pig Latin is said as "expedientay or expedientway".
- Unigram
- e | x | p | e | d | i | e | n | t
- Bigram
- ex | xp | pe | ed | di | ie | en | nt
- Trigram
- exp | xpe | ped | edi | die | ien | ent
- Quadrigram
- expe | xped | pedi | edie | dien | ient
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a means to an end;
not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- Article Examples
- serving to promote your interest;
"was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- appropriate to a purpose;
practical;
"in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Action | something done (usually as opposed to something said) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| Advanced | (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry "advanced societies" "an advanced country technologically" |
| Advantageous | giving an advantage "a contract advantageous to our country" "socially advantageous to entertain often" |
| Advisable | worthy of being recommended or suggested prudent or wise "such action is neither necessary nor advisable" "extreme caution is advisable" "it is advisable to telephone first" |
| Ad Hoc Measure | |
| Agency | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved "a means of control" "an example is the best agency of instruction" "the true way to success" |
| Allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
| Amercement | money extracted as a penalty |
| Amount | how much there is of something that you can quantify |
| Answer | a nonverbal reaction "his answer to any problem was to get drunk" "their answer was to sue me" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Expedient
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Expedient | a means to an end not necessarily a principled or ethical one |
View English words with the unique letters used in expedient. Words With The Letters Deinptx
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agency | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved "a means of control" "an example is the best agency of instruction" "the true way to success" |
| Means | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved "a means of control" "an example is the best agency of instruction" "the true way to success" |
| Way | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved "a means of control" "an example is the best agency of instruction" "the true way to success" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crutch | anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch" |
| Improvisation | a performance given extempore without planning or preparation |
| Last Resort | |
| Makeshift | something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency |
| Pis Aller | |
| Stopgap | something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency |
| Temporary Expedient |
Expedient Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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