Engelsk tillægsord: expedient | |||
1. | expedient serving to promote your interest | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Was merciful only when mercy was expedient. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | advantageous, carpetbag, carpetbagging, opportunist, opportunistic, timeserving | ||
Se også | advantageous, convenient, politic, useful, utile | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | inexpedient | ||
2. | expedient appropriate to a purpose; practical | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | politic | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | impolitic | ||
Engelsk navneord: expedient | |||
1. | expedient (om handling) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | agency, means, way | ||
Mere specifikke termer | crutch, improvisation, last resort, make-do, makeshift, pis aller, stopgap, temporary expedient | ||