Today’s word of the day is ‘Expedient.‘ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] Expedient [/responsivevoice] [ ik-spee-dee-uhnt ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
1. Worthwhile
2. Appropriate
3. Convenient
4. Proper
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi- Laabhkaarak
2. Spanish – Conveniente
3. French – Opportun(Masculine); Opportune(Feminine)
4. Mandarin – Quányí
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. He declared them to be, like all other morals, merely an expedient for protecting a certain type of man.
2. Contrivance and expedient presented themselves,—all inadequate to the emergency.
3. Not that she had ever tried it, but she did not think that it would be expedient.
4. He saw by my eyes, he said, that he had at last been happy in an expedient, which would answer the wishes of us both.
5. While this was going on Lepoletais coolly explained to Don Sancho the probable results of the expedient he had employed.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
unreasonable, unwise, unworkable, improper, inappropriate, incorrect, unfitting, unseemly, unsuitable, inexpedient, unbeneficial, unworthwhile etc.
Quotation:
If my favorite, most comfortable place is by our fireplace in cold weather, expedient places are on an airplane, in a waiting room or even waiting in line; frequently these days, while on the phone having been ‘put on hold.’
Joyce Carol Oates
Social Example:
It is interesting how those who lecture Pashtun, Sindhi, and Baloch nationalists on two nation theory have no hesitation in embracing Maharaja Ranjeet Singh as a (Pakistani) Punjabi hero when expedient.
— Husain Haqqani (@husainhaqqani) December 15, 2020
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