inexpedient

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Thân thiện

Choosing the inexpedient route through the mountains delayed the hikers.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not appropriate to the purpose; not suitable or advisable: Describes an action, decision, or method that is not practical, wise, or likely to achieve a desired goal. It often implies that something is disadvantageous or ill-advised in a given situation.

Usage

The word "inexpedient" is a formal adjective used to evaluate the practicality or wisdom of a course of action. It suggests that something is not the best or most effective choice, often because it creates unnecessary difficulty or fails to serve the intended aim. It is the opposite of "expedient."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The committee decided that raising taxes now would be politically inexpedient.
  • Continuing the project without more funding is an inexpedient strategy.
  • He realized that a direct confrontation was inexpedient and chose diplomacy instead.

Advanced Usage

• "Prove inexpedient": To be shown or found to be unsuitable or impractical.
  • The proposed law proved inexpedient and was quickly abandoned.
• "Deem inexpedient": To judge or consider something as not advisable.
  • The board deemed it inexpedient to expand during the economic downturn.

Variants and Related Words

• Inexpediency (noun): The quality or fact of being inexpedient; inappropriateness to the circumstances.
  • The inexpediency of the plan became obvious to everyone.
• Inexpediently (adverb): In an inexpedient manner.
  • The resources were inexpediently allocated, leading to waste.

Synonyms

• Inadvisable: Not wise or recommended.
• Impractical: Not sensible or realistic.
• Unwise: Showing poor judgment.
• Disadvantageous: Involving a disadvantage.
• Inefficient: Not achieving maximum productivity.

Antonyms

• Expedient: Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.
• Advisable: Wise or prudent to do; sensible.
• Practical: Of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something.
• Politic: Seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not appropriate to the purpose
2. not suitable or advisable
   • an inexpedient tactic

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unwise