expediencies
Means over principles
Expediencies is the plural of expediency—actions or methods chosen for practical advantage rather than because they're right or principled.
The word often carries a whiff of moral compromise: Political expediencies forced him to abandon his campaign promises.
Someone governed by expediencies does what works in the moment, not what's ideal.
Practical value or purpose
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- benefitAdvantage or gain
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- practicalityQuality of being useful
resourcefulness · applicability · value · profitability · cost-effectiveness · efficiency · effectiveness · optimization
Quality of being useful
- realismAccepting things as they are
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- opportunismExploiting circumstances for gain
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
realpolitik · instrumentalism · shrewdness · sensibleness · matter-of-factness · hardheadedness · judiciousness · commonsense
Quicker methods or paths
- workaroundsIndirect solutions to problems
- stopgapsTemporary substitutes for permanence
- easeLack of strain
- accessibilityEase of approach
handiness · time-saving · availability · facilitation · readiness · suitability · serviceability · manageability
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- ploysDeliberate deceptive tactics
machinations · positioning · gamesmanship · manipulation · politicking · self-serving · stratagems · contrivance
Excessive quickness
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- pressureForce upon contact
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- emergencySerious sudden danger
immediacy · pressing · short-term · reactive · rushed · precipitate · stopgap · quick-and-dirty
usefulness
Practical value or purpose
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- benefitAdvantage or gain
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
practicality · resourcefulness · applicability · value · profitability · cost-effectiveness · efficiency · effectiveness · optimization · feasibility
practicality
Quality of being useful
- realismAccepting things as they are
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- opportunismExploiting circumstances for gain
compromise · realpolitik · instrumentalism · shrewdness · sensibleness · matter-of-factness · hardheadedness · judiciousness · commonsense · worldliness
shortcuts
Quicker methods or paths
- workaroundsIndirect solutions to problems
- stopgapsTemporary substitutes for permanence
- easeLack of strain
accessibility · handiness · time-saving · availability · facilitation · readiness · suitability · serviceability · manageability · improvisation
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- schemingCrafty and calculating
ploys · machinations · positioning · gamesmanship · manipulation · politicking · self-serving · stratagems · contrivance · orchestration
haste
Excessive quickness
emergency · immediacy · pressing · short-term · reactive · rushed · precipitate · stopgap · quick-and-dirty · ad-hoc
expedienciesinconveniences
Minor difficulties or bothers
impracticalities · difficulties · obstacles · hardships · burdens
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