expedience

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Expediency

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

expediency self-interest self-seeking opportunism value prudence advantage benefit efficiency profit beauty utility effectiveness attraction bonus

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Antonyms

inexpedience cross difficulty bore disadvantage disagreement

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Hypernyms

advantage selfishness vantage

Examples

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience. Theodore Roosevelt

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. Vladimir Lenin

I give dignity second place to expedience. Jack Vance

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder. Laozi

Anonymity is a universal convention of the blogosphere, and the wicked expedience is that you can speak without consequences. Lee Siegel

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. Vladimir Lenin

Close letter words and terms

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