Dictionary Definition
expediency n : the quality of being suited to the
end in view [syn: expedience] [ant: inexpedience, inexpedience]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ɛksˈpiːdɪənci/
Noun
- Suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
- The state of being expedient; expedience.
References
- OED2
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
appositeness, appropriateness,
aptness, careworn, convenience, dernier
ressort, design, expedient, fitness, makeshift, measure, meetness, order, propitiousness, propriety, recourse, resort, rightness, shift, step, stopgap, strategy, substitute, suitability, suitableness, surrogate, tactic