Prudent
Prudent adjective - Having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech.
Self-serving and prudent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-serving" instead an adjective "Prudent".
Self-serving
Self-serving adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Prudent and self-serving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prudent" instead an adjective phrase "Self-serving".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Treasurer Petyr Baelish does so too, until he decides it's prudent to get the hell out of Dodge, but in his case it's more naked self-serving ambition than loyalty to anything.
Source: Loyal to the Position
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