Better
Better adjective - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.
Expedient
Expedient adjective - Suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances.
Better and expedient are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Better" with "Expedient", this adjectives are similar.
Nearby Words: expediency, expedience
Both words in one sentence
- Cassie actually does it within five minutes of first encountering Rachel and her 'I'm better than the teacher' eyeroll, which is both perceptive and expedient.
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Army Combatives Field Manual actually advocates the use of the entrenching tool as a field-expedient weapon when better alternatives are unavailable.
Source: Shovel Strike - The 1981 television adaptation of The Day of the Triffids crammed a whole novel into six 50-minute episodes by the simple expedient of cutting all the Padding, and was frankly the better for it.
Source: Adaptation Distillation
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Expedient and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/expedient
Better & Expedient. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/expedient>.
Expedient or Better. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/expedient.
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