Hyphenation of expedient

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word expedient? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

ex-pe-di-ent

Definitions of expedient:

1.	A means to an end Not necessarily a principled or ethical one
2.	Serving to promote your interest Was merciful only when mercy was expedient
3.	Appropriate to a purpose Practical In the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty

Synonyms of expedient:

adj	expedient, advantageous, appropriate, opportunist, opportunistic, timeserving, advantageous, convenient, politic, useful, utile
adj	politic
noun	means, agency, way

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.