expediently

In convenient fashion

Expediently means in a way that serves practical advantage rather than principle or fairness.

Someone acting expediently chooses what's convenient or useful in the moment: He expediently changed his position when the polls shifted.

The word often carries a hint of moral compromise—doing what works rather than what's right.

swiftly

quickly

At high speed

speedily · briskly · urgently · immediately · fast · precipitately · hurriedly · posthaste · without delay · straightaway

strategically

calculated

Figured out mathematically

cunning · scheming · maneuvering · leveraging · manipulative · resourceful · self-serving · politically · conveniently · diplomatically

efficiently

streamlined

Made smooth and efficient

systematic · productive · economical · methodical · lean · workflow · automation · scheduling · proficient · effective

pragmatically

practical

Suited for real use

workable · realistic · no-nonsense · commonsensical · feasible · judicious · levelheaded · matter-of-fact · down-to-earth · shrewd

Opposites
practicality/effectiveness

expedientlyimpractically

In an unworkable manner

inefficiently · inconveniently · ineffectively · uselessly · counterproductively

outcome quality

expedientlydisastrously

In catastrophic manner

calamitously · badly · catastrophically · harmfully · ruinously

ethics/principle

expedientlyaltruistically

Acting for others' good

ethically · principally · morally · honorably · conscientiously

Family

expedient, inexpedient, expedients

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