may as well
No reason against
May as well expresses that something is worth doing given the circumstances, even if not strongly desired—there's no good reason not to.
We're already here, so we may as well stay.
It suggests mild resignation or practical acceptance rather than enthusiasm.
Interchangeable with might as well, though some consider might as well slightly more informal.
Consent to receive
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- concessionYielding a point
- yieldingBending under pressure
- complianceAdhering to requirements
submission · surrender · capitulation · settling · shrug · indifference · fatalism · passivity
Productive without waste
- practicalityQuality of being useful
- convenienceEase of use
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- logicScience of valid reasoning
sensibility · reasonableness · usefulness · advantage · benefit · optimization · resourcefulness · expediency
acceptance
Consent to receive
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- concessionYielding a point
- yieldingBending under pressure
compliance · submission · surrender · capitulation · settling · shrug · indifference · fatalism · passivity · reluctance
efficiency
Productive without waste
- practicalityQuality of being useful
- convenienceEase of use
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
logic · sensibility · reasonableness · usefulness · advantage · benefit · optimization · resourcefulness · expediency · rationality
may as welldying to
Intensely eager for
must · have to · enthusiastically · wholeheartedly · dead set on
may as wellmust not
Forbidden to do
out of the question · absolutely not · under no circumstances · no way · not a chance
may as welladamantly
With stubborn resolve
resolutely · decidedly · deliberately · pointedly · categorically