Course
Course noun - A way of acting or proceeding.
Expediency and course are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expediency" instead a noun "Course".
Expediency
Expediency noun - Suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances.
Course and expediency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Course" instead a noun "Expediency".
Nearby Words: expedient, expedience
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| simple | simple course | simple expediency |
Both words in one sentence
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Without both of those the Iraq army would have been a joke even on paper, but of course the conflict wouldn't have happened anyway as Iraq wouldn't have been looking to weasel out of war debt via the expediency of just invading the people it owed it too.
Source: Hilarious In Hindsight / Film
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Expediency and Course. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/expediency
Course & Expediency. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/expediency>.
Expediency or Course. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/expediency.
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