Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Expediency

• (n.) The quality of being expedient or advantageous; fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended; adaptedness to self-interest; desirableness; advantage; advisability; -- sometimes contradistinguished from moral rectitude.
• (n.) Expedition; haste; dispatch.
• (n.) An expedition; enterprise; adventure.

Synonyms of Expediency

• Expedience

Antonyms of Expediency

• Inexpedience
• Inexpediency

Homophones of Expediency