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inexpedient
Definitions of
inexpedient
adjective
not suitable or advisable
“an
inexpedient
tactic”
Synonyms:
disadvantageous
constituting a disadvantage
inadvisable
not advisable
impolitic
not politic
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Antonyms:
expedient
serving to promote your interest
advantageous
giving an advantage
convenient
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
advantageous
appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
opportunist
,
opportunistic
,
timeserving
taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
carpetbag
,
carpetbagging
presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
politic
marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
useful
,
utile
being of use or service
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adjective
not appropriate to the purpose
synonyms:
unwise
impolitic
not politic
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