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expediency
practical advantage or convenience, sometimes at the expense of principle
Synonyms
- convenience
- practicality
- utility
Antonyms
- idealism
- impracticality
- inconvenience
expediency in a sentence
The mayor chose expediency over a slower but fairer solution.
Political expediency led the senator to abandon a position she had long defended.
Where it comes from
From Latin expedire, meaning 'to make ready or useful.'
Memory hook
EXPEDIENCY contains SPEEDY: practical advantage often favors speedy results.
Read it in context
- The Juniper Recovery Nature
Practice expediency in the app