expedience
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the quality of being suited to the end in view
Types & categories
- advantage hypernym
Related & opposite
- inexpedience antonym
- expedient derivation
Sense 2 noun
taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
Types & categories
- selfishness hypernym
Related & opposite
- opportunist derivation
- expedient derivation
- opportunist derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | inexpedience |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | expedient |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | advantage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | opportunist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | expedient |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | opportunist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | selfishness |