Meaning & use
Expedience
Last updated
The quality of being convenient or advantageous, often used when a practical benefit is chosen over what is right or ideal.
See it in a sentence
The decision was made out of political expedience rather than principle.
For expedience, they combined the two meetings into one.
A note on using this word
"Expedience" and "expediency" are near-identical in meaning and used interchangeably.
Words with a similar meaning
expediencyconvenience
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Expedience”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.