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Meaning of expedient

- Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right.
- Quick; expeditious.
- That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.
- Means devised in an exigency; shift.

Crossword clue for expedient

- A not necessarily ethical means to an end
- Advisable
- Appropriate
- Helpful
- Profitable to extend pie redistribution
- Proper in the circumstances
- Serving a particular purpose
- Suitable for the circumstances rather than morally right
- Suitable to the circumstances