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What is another word for
expedient
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Adjective
Beneficial or being of advantage in a given circumstance
Acting as a quick, interim or temporary measure
That can be done in practice
Quick, acting without delay
Reliable and unfailing
Attempting to achieve one's goals by unscrupulous scheming
Created or done in an improvised manner or as necessary
Imperative or essential for one's well-being or goals
Noun
A means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
An action or means producing a particular effect
An undertaking or course of action taken to achieve a particular aim or goal
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
An improvisation, or something done without prior thought or planning
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Adjective
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Beneficial or being of advantage in a given circumstance
prudent
advantageous
judicious
practical
appropriate
advisable
sensible
wise
useful
apt
fitting
suitable
beneficial
politic
helpful
fit
desirable
pragmatic
profitable
worthwhile
effective
proper
gainful
tactical
strategic
opportune
convenient
timely
propitious
utilitarian
necessary
meet
seasonable
of benefit
of service
of use
self-serving
in one's own interests
to one's own advantage
good
favourable
UK
favorable
US
auspicious
felicitous
valuable
sound
fruitful
reasonable
fortunate
happy
rewarding
seemly
right
productive
providential
constructive
befitting
applicable
lucky
logical
rational
commonsensical
sagacious
beneficent
fortuitous
heaven-sent
fitted
astute
becoming
ideal
behooveful
benignant
benefic
promising
acceptable
relevant
well judged
positive
of value
of assistance
correct
lucrative
serviceable
best
worthy
handy
just
suited
apposite
serendipitous
pertinent
well timed
instrumental
thoughtful
discerning
sage
apropos
shrewd
meritorious
conducive
considered
efficacious
significant
benign
recommended
canny
worth it
well advised
suggested
kindly
well-advised
invaluable
circumspect
effectual
salutary
friendly
informed
sane
feasible
golden
ripe
functional
usable
commodious
common-sense
considerate
well
rightful
germane
worldly-wise
well-timed
well thought out
recommendable
discreet
well-judged
qualified
preferable
comme il faut
discriminating
agreeable
equitable
realistic
fluky
sober
deserved
to the point
win-win
due
requisite
of help
useable
nice
provident
decent
adequate
in keeping
satisfactory
keen
in one's best interests
in one's interests
congruous
to one's advantage
very helpful
heads-up
important
benevolent
diplomatic
fair
commendable
charmed
smart
pretty
perfect
contributive
savvy
supportive
reasoned
blessed
level-headed
levelheaded
insightful
sapient
farsighted
remunerative
intelligent
judgmatical
judgmatic
enlightened
welcome
cautious
estimable
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able
gratifying
meaningful
economic
facilitative
furthersome
to the purpose
valid
hot
capable
calculating
sharp
uplifting
informative
encouraging
prepared
substantial
adapted
deserving
ready
practicable
compelling
favoured
UK
favored
US
flukey
good for you
decorous
employable
correspondent
available
conformable
jammy
sufficient
equal
presentable
scrupulous
for the best
best suited
good enough
to advantage
extremely useful
very useful
connected
a good idea
vigilant
mature
preferred
well disposed
material
healthy
greatly appreciated
accommodating
done
of great help
plus
conformed
reconciled
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wholesome
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comfortable
comely
ad rem
well-suited
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allowable
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nifty
in one's interest
set
disposed
bright
essential
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clear
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in order
inspiring
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critical
crying out
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
well-off
in demand
appreciated
fundamental
key
respected
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admired
exigent
working
viable
workable
actionable
pat
efficient
loved
esteemed
worth its weight in gold
central
held dear
of the essence
solid
doable
achievable
operative
real-world
applicative
okay
merited
worthful
hot property
scarce
lucky-dog
condign
right up your street
user friendly
fit for purpose
up to standard
well suited
swell
in character
up to snuff
legit
kosher
cut out for
righteous
in keeping with
copacetic
at the right time
excellent
justifiable
purposeful
moneymaking
paying
equipped
exploitable
exemplary
priceless
operable
enriching
-worthy
illuminating
worth the effort
paid
fat
juicy
money-spinning
assisting
saving
businesslike
related
going
well-paying
sweet
rich
lush
generous
satisfying
fructuous
unsentimental
unidealistic
earthy
well spent
financially rewarding
well-paid
hardheaded
hard
going concern
paid off
very productive
in the black
careful
perceptive
down-to-earth
matter-of-fact
hard-nosed
hard-boiled
no-nonsense
with both feet on the ground
hard-headed
tailor-made
just right
percipient
acute
spot on
clever
made to order
skilful
UK
pawky
argute
profound
accurate
skillful
US
sophisticated
thorough
wary
judicial
clear-sighted
quick-witted
long-headed
knowing
subtle
penetrating
intuitive
sensitive
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knowledgeable
brainy
commonsense
tactful
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justified
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commonsensible
aware
incisive
cogent
brilliant
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alert
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cunning
on the ball
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analytic
firm
together
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well-thought-out
heady
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moderate
foxy
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cool
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well reasoned
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gnostic
guarded
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thinking
deep
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US
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UK
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orderly
philosophic
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cool-headed
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organized
US
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at ease
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in the know
well informed
deducible
convincing
perspicuous
organised
UK
holding water
well-organized
joined-up
holding together
nimble
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cogitative
fine
aforethought
unruffled
slippery
painstaking
unperturbed
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determined
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computed
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noncommittal
deliberative
cluey
cute
treating with kid gloves
precautious
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credible
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worldly
assiduous
coolheaded
razor-like
prophetic
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cagy
thought through
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downy
forethoughtful
skilled
with great knowledge
having all one's marbles
leery
dispassionate
showing great knowledge
choicy
sharp as a tack
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orthodox
select
eclectic
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strict
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farseeing
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steady-going
belt-and-braces
sustainable
politically correct
conscious
searching
regardful
thoroughgoing
prim
elaborate
concerned
religious
well adjusted
expert
untroubled
regular
sharp-sighted
articulate
in one's right mind
selfdisciplined
loving
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perfectionist
tuned in
open-eyed
well-balanced
in-depth
conversant
clairvoyant
well organized
scientific
by the book
going to great lengths
with one's feet on the ground
by the numbers
diagnostic
deliberated
telling
obvious
extensional
juridicious
enterprising
fast
supersmart
adult
exquisite
ultrasmart
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whiz
normal
einstein
exceptional
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liberal
genuine
devious
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symmetrical
patient
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faultless
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agile
probable
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not born yesterday
kind
defensible
maintainable
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supportable
empirical
empiric
disingenuous
choosey
probing
detailed
complex
syllogistic
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shark
inside
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seasoned
faddy
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imaginative
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regulated
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towardly
on the inside
wised up
ruminative
pensive
trustworthy
up on
on top of
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mathematical
witty
weighed
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foreseeing
clearheaded
carefully chosen
selected with care
knows what's what
ear to the ground
hip
sophic
straight-thinking
ruminating
deliberating
having been around
clued-up
with-it
tuned-in
peaceful
recollected
limpid
tranquil
unshaken
sedate
placid
level
possessed
undisturbed
assured
prepense
sussed
hep
lettered
impartial
believable
understandable
forehanded
assertive
unprejudiced
hard to please
forward
meditative
admissible
unexcessive
making sense
unbiased
standing to reason
unextreme
proactive
self-composed
self-assured
nimble-witted
self-confident
well chosen
thought-through
thought-about
street-smart
street smart
academic
clear-cut
evenhanded
fair-minded
with it
meditating
self-controlled
as sharp as a tack
open to reason
discriminative
highbrow
bookish
literary
recognized
US
sanctioned
proven
canonical
true
reputable
recognised
UK
based on good sense
conventional
respectable
even
civilized
US
literate
discriminational
differential
modest
tolerant
pedantic
well-read
well educated
esoteric
recondite
on lookout
having foresight
not rash
psychic
tried-and-true
official
formal
established
accepted
forward-looking
artistic
aesthetic
UK
realizable
US
attainable
operational
donnish
well versed
widely read
well read
versed
illuminated
lenient
abstinent
disciplined
peaceable
mild
easy
reticent
apprehensive
possible
manageable
purposive
intended
scheduled
prearranged
projected
individualising
UK
opinionated
individualizing
US
esthetic
US
finical
hesitant
compromising
second-sighted
telepathic
suspecting
suspicious
accomplishable
estimated
outlined
designed
prospective
preconceived
intentional
posted
well-educated
polymath
professorial
abstruse
well-rounded
civilised
UK
omniscient
solemn
pansophic
grave
not excessive
not given to excesses
with good taste
extrasensory
oracular
within reach
within reason
keeping a weather eye on
all ears
de règle
walking on egg shells
thinking twice
hedging your bets
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
on the lookout
with reservations
watching one's step
watching out
walking on eggs
on your toes
with eyes peeled
taking it slow
playing safe
on the qui vive
on guard
on the watch
serious-minded
thought out in advance
done on purpose
pre-planned
well-planned
cat-and-mouse
deliberately planned
on purpose
fey
au courant
vatic
sibylline
realisable
UK
with second sight
with a sixth sense
new age
spiritualistic
long-sighted
within possibility
within the bounds of possibility
within the realms of possibility
most correct
most likely
more ❯
“It might be
expedient
to keep this information to yourself.”
Adjective
▲
Acting as a quick, interim or temporary measure
makeshift
temporary
provisional
stopgap
substitute
temp
alternative
emergency
standby
substitutive
throwaway
ersatz
jury
new
make-do
ad hoc
pro tem
ad interim
band-aid
pro tempore
improvised
impromptu
extemporary
extempore
slapdash
quick-and-dirty
rough-and-ready
rough and ready
interim
thrown together
stand-in
short-term
working
caretaker
acting
hit-or-miss
cobbled together
expediential
fill-in
jury-rigged
rough-and-tumble
practical
provisory
alternate
reserve
transitional
provisionary
replacement
surrogate
intervening
pinch-hitting
impermanent
deputy
supply
transient
backup
relief
changeover
limited
unfixed
changeable
tentative
second-string
proxy
supplementary
supplemental
brief
for the time being
passing
momentary
ephemeral
transitory
fleeting
evanescent
fugacious
fugitive
volatile
short
unstable
shifting
overnight
perishable
extra
summary
mortal
locum
additional
auxiliary
short-lived
pop-up
non-permanent
conditional
contingent
spare
ancillary
second
short-range
supernumerary
fall-back
adoptive
foster
in-between
present
crude
simple
basic
holding
dummy
fallback
unrefined
unpolished
unsophisticated
thrown-together
hurried
sketchy
in reserve
experimental
preliminary
test
instant
immediate
TBC
dependent
rough
qualified
unfinished
interregnal
draft
US
outline
draught
UK
pencilled in
subject to confirmation
to be confirmed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
That can be done in practice
feasible
possible
achievable
practicable
viable
workable
attainable
doable
realisable
UK
realizable
US
reasonable
practical
accomplishable
manageable
performable
obtainable
within reason
able to be done
within reach
within the bounds of possibility
within the realms of possibility
in the cards
on the cards
promising
on
odds-on
realistic
reachable
acquirable
gettable
winnable
accessible
conceivable
likely
sensible
graspable
operable
probable
procurable
securable
within your grasp
logical
get-at-able
pragmatic
makable
implementable
within the realm of possibility
operational
suitable
beatable
soluble
conquerable
resolvable
overcomable
applicable
sound
tenable
valid
wise
sustainable
level-headed
judicious
well grounded
well advised
controllable
within possibility
well thought out
available
surmountable
potential
imaginable
easy
at hand
up for grabs
no problem
duck soup
no sweat
cherry pie
piece of cake
Adjective
▲
Quick, acting without delay
timely
prompt
punctual
immediate
speedy
timeous
in good time
up-to-date
up-to-the-minute
in the nick of time
expeditious
quick
fast
swift
rapid
instant
express
alacritous
ready
hurried
instantaneous
snappy
hasty
brisk
unhesitating
meteoric
accelerated
rathe
on-the-spot
PDQ
direct
precipitate
rushed
overnight
nimble
expeditive
early
responsive
lightning
whirlwind
fleet
zippy
split-second
without delay
fast-tracked
rapid-fire
prevenient
anticipatory
willing
sudden
dynamic
abrupt
mercurial
nippy
straightaway
promptly given
breakneck
spirited
blistering
active
harefooted
high-speed
short-lived
fast-moving
double time
fleet-footed
headlong
precipitous
sharp
summary
quickie
whistle-stop
fast-track
quick-fire
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Reliable and unfailing
good
dedicated
devoted
loyal
staunch
dependable
faithful
flawless
inseparable
safe
stable
steady
trustworthy
trusty
unfailing
unwavering
valued
attached
balanced
best
bosom
cherished
close
close-knit
compelling
constant
convincing
correct
dear
fast
firm
intimate
loving
normal
perfect
solid
sound
special
treasured
uncorrupted
undamaged
vigorous
committed
eatable
favorable
US
favourable
UK
felicitous
fresh
influential
persuasive
potent
seasonable
steadfast
timely
trenchant
tried and tested
tried and true
unhurt
unimpaired
unspoiled
unspoilt
unswerving
well judged
well timed
whole
fit to eat
intact
promising
unblemished
uncontaminated
undecayed
true
reliable
sure
true-blue
tried-and-true
responsible
calculable
trustable
devout
secure
tried
down-the-line
stanch
pious
honest
resolute
ardent
dutiful
upright
honourable
UK
allegiant
honorable
US
stalwart
certain
reputable
enduring
sincere
conscientious
trusted
boon
genuine
never-failing
true blue
familiar
tested
unfaltering
wholehearted
sensible
truthful
true-hearted
fail-safe
confidential
deep-dyed
chummy
friendly
strong
thick
as thick as thieves
infallible
proven
proved
tight
especial
fervent
near
fanatical
straight
established
inward
liege
zealous
righteous
supportive
incorruptible
mature
fervid
failsafe
up front
dyed-in-the-wool
keen
card-carrying
assured
buddy-buddy
level-headed
abiding
thick as thieves
foolproof
guaranteed
patriotic
stout
veracious
approved
certified
decent
credible
predictable
immovable
rational
confirmed
settled
competent
matey
high-principled
pally
unimpeachable
attested
determined
virtuous
ethical
earnest
demonstrated
uncompromising
sworn
passionate
enthusiastic
always there
on the level
behind one
sure-fire
truehearted
pledged
die-hard
through and through
hard-working
tried and trusted
out-and-out
mad keen
deep-rooted
durable
long-standing
long-lasting
excellent
creditworthy
straightforward
orthodox
unflappable
unqualified
sane
legit
impervious
unquestioning
hard-core
hardcore
reasonable
emphatic
unmistakable
effective
favourite
UK
avid
unshakable
cozy
US
cosy
UK
active
attentive
concerned
discreet
in good faith
impassioned
obdurate
palsy-walsy
adult
inexorable
impeccable
respectable
decisive
capable
on top of each other
pure
persistent
hardened
dearest
incorrupt
unequivocal
positive
careful
warm
right
just
moral
nice
perfervid
unflinching
favorite
US
eager
driven
principled
adherent
consecrated
admiring
right-minded
strict
diligent
assiduous
very dear
worthy
veridical
undistorted
estimable
scrupulous
creditable
square
all right
studious
purposeful
saintly
capable of being trusted
as keen as mustard
single-minded
single-hearted
old faithful
given over to
true to the end
true to life
definite
fixed
confident
fly right
to be trusted
straight-up
worthy of trust
above suspicion
boy scout
down home
full of integrity
rock solid
as good as one's word
recognized
US
classic
consistent
inflexible
no lie
recognised
UK
used
well-engineered
well-built
sturdy
unhesitating
tried out
put to the test
time-honoured
safe as houses
on the up and up
conclusive
absolute
sanguine
able
hopeful
tough
rocklike
stiff
redoubtable
well-founded
shoo-in
inveterate
unapologetic
unashamed
high-quality
well engineered
copper-bottomed
go-to
carrying the load
nailed down
locked on
in the bag
to be counted on
good as one's word
stand-up
to the core
out and out
through-and-through
bred-in-the-bone
deep-seated
right-down
full-fledged
deep-down
conjoined
joined at the hip
in each other's pocket
obedient
affectionate
unchanging
sober
calm
equable
imperturbable
levelheaded
serene
poised
sedate
stolid
staid
serious
unruffled
reserved
down-to-earth
having both feet on the ground
full of common sense
collected
self-possessed
serious-minded
well balanced
composed
cool
self-restrained
unexcitable
diehard
unshakeable
entrenched
stubborn
unyielding
thorough
thoroughgoing
deep
complete
vehement
long-established
incurable
intransigent
obstinate
incorrigible
unchangeable
ingrained
unbending
rooted
chronic
habitual
utter
well-established
hard-line
immutable
intense
intrenched
rigid
keen as mustard
unrepentant
seasoned
tenacious
instilled
arrant
infixed
intent
set
indomitable
resolved
full-bore
assertive
deeply ingrained
well established
extreme
lasting
fundamentalist
undeviating
perennial
congenital
brassbound
implacable
unfading
adamant
hard-nosed
indelible
reverent
accustomed
habituated
ineradicable
unrelenting
irrepressible
explicit
strong-willed
bona fide
red-hot
ironclad
deep-set
traditional
radical
revering
resilient
venerating
unlimited
spirited
iron-willed
fierce
feisty
high-powered
unshaken
decided
rigorous
lifelong
stringent
aggressive
dogged
unerring
bound
intractable
torrid
irredeemable
unreformable
compulsive
impenitent
obsessive
longtime
supreme
undying
sagacious
forceful
plucky
gutsy
inured
determinate
long-lived
whole-hearted
eternal
strong-minded
sicker
unalterable
prevailing
big
exuberant
untiring
fond
stand pat
hard-shell
rabid
all-consuming
firmly established
convinced
religious
hopeless
motivated
conservative
prayerful
on one's side
uninfluenced
permanent
bold
engagé
embedded
beyond hope
profound
bulletproof
perdurable
fortified
irremovable
confiding
circumspect
string along with
unmoved
well-balanced
hidebound
dyed-in-the wool
cast-iron
immoderate
exacting
adoring
doting
dug in
set firm
endless
boundless
adamantine
self-confident
fiery
unambiguous
real
total
unstinting
full
unreserved
categorical
on board
in place
in position
inexhaustible
hard-boiled
indurate
stern
ungiving
militant
unmitigated
unconditional
unrestricted
undivided
hearty
hardy
brave
gritty
courageous
unadaptable
surviving
pat
ossified
ceaseless
continuous
unadulterated
unalloyed
unswayable
ancient
independent
perceptive
heroic
pushy
self-assertive
take charge
mean
changeless
age-old
time-hallowed
long-term
time-honored
heartfelt
unfeigned
undiluted
outright
surefire
can't-miss
continual
firm in spirit
two-fisted
animated
stout-hearted
tough-minded
resourceful
entire
authentic
fullhearted
not giving an inch
bottomless
unflagging
same
delivering
there
come-through
continuing
invariable
counted on
hundred percent
whole-souled
insistent
hard
in earnest
dominant
relentless
unmalleable
without reservations
inexpugnable
domineering
persevering
going
bent
do-or-die
hell-bent on
hell-bent upon
bent on
bent upon
hang tough
dead set on
hard-and-fast
accepted
irradicable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Attempting to achieve one's goals by unscrupulous scheming
Machiavellian
unscrupulous
scheming
cunning
sly
artful
crafty
designing
wily
astute
cynical
deceitful
foxy
shrewd
amoral
intriguing
opportunist
perfidious
conniving
cutthroat
devious
immoral
insidious
opportunistic
treacherous
tricky
unconscionable
unethical
unprincipled
calculating
contriving
dishonest
plotting
underhand
underhanded
double-dealing
Janus-faced
two-faced
guileful
slick
subtle
sneaky
shifty
shady
slippery
dodgy
duplicitous
crooked
disingenuous
deceptive
beguiling
canny
slim
sharp
cute
cagey
clever
cagy
cheating
dishonourable
UK
manipulative
fraudulent
dishonorable
US
corrupt
unfair
fly
intelligent
smooth
disreputable
ingenious
sharp-witted
carny
untrustworthy
pawky
savvy
roguish
dirty
snide
base
wicked
sinful
evil
bad
bent
shonky
villainous
resourceful
furtive
wrong
streetwise
skillful
US
skilful
UK
deceiving
vulpine
sneaking
indirect
deep
smart
low-down
false
knowing
degenerate
politic
insincere
reprobate
secret
illegal
vile
shameless
depraved
surreptitious
dissembling
stealthy
ignoble
nefarious
unsavoury
UK
unsavory
US
conspiratorial
rotten
clandestine
knavish
unlawful
fishy
two-timing
not cricket
keen
dissolute
rogue
lying
deft
hypocritical
covert
dubious
mean
wrongful
iniquitous
abandoned
untruthful
unsporting
profligate
dexterous
US
adroit
sordid
low
inventive
mendacious
imaginative
wanton
improper
vicious
corrupted
unjust
delusive
street smart
street-smart
venal
fiendish
licentious
evasive
unrighteous
conspiring
greasy
unsportsmanlike
acute
dark
sinister
mercenary
dextrous
UK
black
oblique
dastardly
fast
serpentine
conscienceless
unworthy
unprofessional
snidey
Punic
truthless
astucious
double-faced
false-hearted
below the belt
hollow-hearted
crazy like a fox
as sharp as a tack
double-crossing
dirty-dealing
perceptive
discerning
wise
cautious
trick
discriminating
quick
tactful
alert
wary
premeditating
circumspect
safe
careful
criminal
indefensible
heady
quick-witted
masterly
adept
colluding
experienced
controlling
collusive
unreliable
observant
proficient
heedful
caballing
tactical
spurious
bluffing
illusory
elusive
captious
traitorous
media-savvy
rascally
gingerly
chary
considerate
discreet
guarded
sagacious
wormlike
perilous
ensnaring
backhanded
dangerous
snaky
faithless
bum
like a snake in the grass
arch
malicious
mean-spirited
stinky
unseemly
neat
whip-smart
negligent
heads-up
misleading
scam
flimflam
under-the-table
fly-by-night
counterfeit
nasty
praetorian
delusory
defrauding
fallacious
despicable
wry
witted
sly like a fox
contemptible
mala fide
cheap
ignominious
squalid
beggarly
shameful
cowardly
ungentlemanly
perverted
shabby
foul
detestable
unpleasant
scurvy
paltry
worthless
debauched
execrable
illegitimate
wretched
sleazy
grubby
abject
inequitable
unsportsmanly
dissipated
impure
decadent
currish
scungy
sorry
deplorable
lousy
scummy
lame
indecent
obscene
loose
illicit
ratty
scabby
off-colour
UK
rakish
unchaste
questionable
low-minded
miscreant
scandalous
unclean
lewd
disgraceful
off-color
US
ill-gotten
lustful
promiscuous
unvirtuous
against the rules
out of order
graceless
pornographic
bawdy
whorish
saturnalian
morally wrong
X-rated
of easy virtue
exploitative
recreant
degrading
ruthless
unconscientious
petty
degraded
wrongdoing
casuistic
selfish
arrant
self-seeking
backstairs
secretive
murky
hidden
veiled
shrouded
errant
obliquitous
gimmicky
hugger-mugger
hole-and-corner
cloak-and-dagger
back-alley
under the table
playing politics
put on
playing games
not straightforward
faking one out
debased
warped
heinous
libertine
perverse
unwholesome
reprehensible
lascivious
ungodly
profane
diabolical
abominable
coarse
demoralized
US
lecherous
monstrous
sick
odious
atrocious
demoralised
UK
flagitious
infamous
rakehell
libidinous
rakehelly
discreditable
vulgar
shocking
outrageous
jackleg
hateful
disgusting
barbarous
abhorrent
egregious
gross
salacious
unholy
malevolent
prurient
devilish
fallen
loathsome
appalling
beastly
offensive
cruel
intemperate
horrible
filthy
smutty
ribald
lawless
crude
opprobrious
inhuman
blasphemous
immodest
diabolic
impious
sacrilegious
raunchy
shoddy
dreadful
maleficent
unrestrained
louche
repugnant
concupiscent
carnal
unspeakable
savage
blue
murderous
indelicate
seedy
notorious
unbecoming
scoundrelly
barbaric
godless
malignant
pervy
irreligious
vitiated
sullied
infernal
wild
brutal
incontinent
undignified
irreverent
lubricious
bestial
tainted
trashy
blameworthy
brutish
defiled
naughty
easy
swinging
rough
randy
sadistic
black-hearted
malfeasant
tarty
satanic
hellish
unconstrained
porny
felonious
gutter
unprintable
profaned
peccable
stag
skanky
twisted
stinking
injurious
desecrated
horny
erring
deviant
ghastly
rude
locker-room
terrible
goatish
unhealthy
unnatural
objectionable
distasteful
hideous
merciless
damnable
violent
wayward
uninhibited
heartless
sicko
kinky
risqué
culpable
demonic
remorseless
trampy
pernicious
inhumane
indecorous
uncleanly
sensual
aberrant
passionate
hot
unwarranted
lubricous
satyric
adult
trollopy
lickerish
intolerable
incorrigible
repellent
hypersexual
itchy
vindictive
suggestive
inexcusable
uncharitable
unrespectable
callous
slatternly
abnormal
vice-ridden
ferocious
hurtful
fierce
unacceptable
gone bad
hardcore
hard-core
disrespectful
unregenerate
suspect
brute
erotic
disagreeable
horrifying
virulent
inappropriate
cold-blooded
seamy
scurrilous
horrendous
awful
repulsive
delinquent
obnoxious
unforgivable
guilty
indictable
no good
uncontrolled
spiteful
flagrant
unbridled
unrefined
mischievous
servile
inglorious
roundheeled
titillating
unhallowed
off colour
putrid
corrupting
fast-living
pitiless
unrestricted
saucy
shy
revolting
steamy
gone to the dogs
butcherly
raffish
wrathful
not pure
inconstant
porno
porn
accursed
horrific
suspicious
lawbreaking
voluptuary
fleshly
sybaritic
voluptuous
high living
undesirable
crass
facinorous
riotous
lamentable
taboo
noisome
unfeeling
low-life
bloodthirsty
unkind
light
sexy
drunken
racy
toxic
careless
inelegant
uncaring
harsh
ugly
disorderly
earthy
wolfish
severe
raw
unjustified
soft-core
spicy
irresponsible
invidious
malefic
unreasonable
skin
draconian
fast and loose
fruity
unemotional
atheistic
scatological
uncalled for
unnecessary
near the knuckle
scatologic
uncompassionate
pagan
cold-hearted
ungoverned
funny
forbidden
hedonistic
iffy
barbarian
no better than one should be
out of control
tawdry
dishonoured
UK
blackguardly
sleazoid
lost
lowlife
ruffianly
tasteless
sleazo
lax
blameful
philandering
impolite
bad-hearted
verboten
impermissible
blamable
censurable
swindling
iconoclastic
flirtatious
bribable
cacodemonic
sexual
freethinking
hoodwinking
unrightful
harmful
amiss
poor
unlicensed
inexorable
uncouth
unsympathetic
undue
unfitting
frightful
haram
tapu
sinning
ruttish
horrid
uncivilized
US
menial
beyond contempt
insubordinate
rancorous
uncivil
deteriorated
violated
contaminated
self-indulgent
against the law
dishonored
US
transgressing
bloody
open
disobedient
common
excessive
uncivilised
UK
harrowing
disgustful
arousing
scrofulous
truculent
unruly
slimy
undecorous
grievous
boorish
deleterious
lowly
baneful
no-good
uncultivated
in the gutter
unmerciful
not acceptable
explicit
peccant
rank
mature
ill-bred
nudge-nudge
noxious
in the fast lane
in bad taste
gamy
beyond the pale
salty
sanguinary
Rabelaisian
untrue
evil-minded
backbiting
adulterous
deviative
down and dirty
abusive
good-for-nothing
gay
carefree
distorted
impaired
unjustifiable
unsatisfactory
off
condemnable
hardened
retrograde
morally bereft
deviate
unblushing
uncontrollable
despised
grotty
rudderless
out of turn
not on
contumelious
humble
slavish
demeritorious
impertinent
thievish
shadowy
depraving
contorted
grotesque
vitiate
demoniac
Mephistophelian
demoniacal
straying
uncurbed
immoderate
perverting
caitiff
revealing
prodigal
retrogressive
hellbent
demoralizing
US
subversive
demoralising
UK
venereal
hedonic
unequitable
thoughtless
agnostic
sceptical
UK
unbelieving
abased
unbefitting
humiliating
flagitous
hircine
homicidal
cut-throat
a bit much
pitiful
plebeian
misguided
exceptionable
hot to trot
diseased
desirous
relaxed
scabrous
animal
unmoral
gone to seed
glaring
groundless
scathel
despisable
indulgent
imprudent
heedless
embarrassing
gruesome
non-believing
heathen
heretical
non-theistic
epicurean
forbidding
inferior
luxurious
unhindered
infidel
dirty-minded
grisly
disturbing
free
meanspirited
overindulgent
damaging
desecrating
vengeful
a bit thick
over the fence
prejudicial
nocuous
adverse
baleful
hostile
ornery
intolerant
broad
craven
macabre
demonian
demonical
Luciferian
detrimental
ill
pitiable
declining
decaying
unchivalrous
heathenish
idolatrous
unimpeded
reproachful
insensitive
pleasure-seeking
canting
unsanctified
defiling
desecrative
purple
unsparing
undeserved
antisocial
unrelenting
slack
slaggy
slipshod
cruddy
disdainable
demeaned
flatitious
frenetic
maniacal
crazed
mad
possessed
lacking restraint
unconfined
degenerated
masochistic
vulgarised
UK
vulgarized
US
stony-hearted
of bad reputation
unsocial
hard-hearted
riggish
contemptuous
sooty
grim
arduous
butcherous
devastating
destructive
corruptible
purchasable
unctuous
religionless
nonreligious
hard
bloodless
untrammeled
US
nightmarish
fleshy
lurid
bloody-minded
night owl
uncalled-for
morbid
terrific
grewsome
grafting
rapacious
ridiculous
near the bone
malodorous
foulmouthed
in poor taste
undevout
nullifidian
compassionless
stern
nightmare
inclement
ominous
ironhearted
flinty
bad news
untrusted
good-for-naught
no-count
meritless
no-account
skeptical
US
free-thinking
unspiritual
slaughterous
extramarital
unfaithful
roughshod
shamed
uncultured
prostituted
untoward
unpitying
foul-mouthed
rancid
repellant
nauseating
fulsome
insupportable
sickening
nauseous
colourful
UK
unpardonable
indiscreet
inapt
unsuitable
incorrect
inapposite
ruined
grimy
mucky
grasping
avaricious
buyable
untrammelled
UK
colorful
US
low-down-and-dirty
tyrannous
roughneck
incult
unpolished
lowbrow
lowbred
illiberal
insensible
rugged
desperate
red hot
crying
highly improper
maligning
vilifying
traducing
detractive
gossiping
detracting
inept
incongruous
unhappy
infelicitous
malapropos
churlish
unfit
unapt
ill-mannered
discourteous
disloyal
padded
simoniac
simoniacal
collapsed
disgraced
flat
prohibited
bodily
unmannerly
extracurricular
adulterine
flighty
adulterate
fickle
nonmoral
non-moral
orgiastic
open to bribery
ruinous
decayed
sunken
fornicating
speedy
moonlighting
contraband
on the take
out of place
out of keeping
anarchic
terrorist
shaken
without standards
without morals
banned
outlawed
punishable
unsanctioned
unauthorized
US
actionable
insurrectionary
anarchical
rebellious
interdicted
seditious
disruptive
insurgent
unofficial
mutinying
proscribed
mutinous
out of the way
anarchistic
noncompliant
nonconformist
violating
turbulent
bootleg
nihilistic
infringing
wildcat
unauthorised
UK
piratical
heavy
warlike
contumacious
criminogenic
unregulated
unpeaceful
disordered
racketeering
recusant
without scruples
unrepentant
out of line
under-the-counter
off base
contrary to law
under the counter
smoking gun
ruled out
in violation of law
off limits
black-market
not permitted
without law and order
not allowed
on the ground
impenitent
unapologetic
uncontrite
unremorseful
unrepenting
unregretful
unreformable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Created or done in an improvised manner or as necessary
ad hoc
impromptu
improvised
improvisational
unprepared
unplanned
unrehearsed
extempore
extemporary
unpremeditated
offhand
extemporaneous
offhanded
snap
unconsidered
unstudied
extemporised
UK
extemporized
US
informal
spur-of-the-moment
ad-lib
off-the-cuff
thrown together
down and dirty
cobbled together
rough and ready
quick-and-dirty
spontaneous
improvisatory
unscripted
improv
on impulse
toss off
on-the-spot
makeshift
extemporal
improviso
ad lib
automatic
autoschediastic
made-up
unarranged
winging it
toss out
by ear
off the top of your head
ad libitum
casual
impulsive
off the cuff
unexpected
unintended
unintentional
unthinking
random
undesigned
accidental
chance
fortuitous
inadvertent
unwitting
involuntary
unforeseen
haphazard
unconscious
unmeant
improvisatorial
erratic
spur of the moment
undevised
unthought
on the spot
played by ear
aimless
purposeless
from the hip
sudden
fluky
incidental
natural
uncontrived
unpracticed
flukey
winged
not planned
whipped up
candid
not rehearsed
shot from the hip
instinctive
unposed
impetuous
uncontrolled
hasty
off-hand
abrupt
scratch
throwaway
hurried
quick
immediate
headlong
instant
off guard
not thought out
unscheduled
without preparation
off the hip
vamped
made up
tossed off
dashed off
thrown off
out of the blue
serendipitous
adventitious
unanticipated
coincidental
aleatory
by chance
unlooked-for
occurring by chance
occurring by accident
unthought of
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Imperative or essential for one's well-being or goals
necessary
required
essential
needed
requisite
vital
indispensable
needful
demanded
important
key
central
consequential
intrinsic
must-have
pivotal
all-important
core
critical
integral
necessitous
appropriate
called for
high-priority
inherent
innate
rudimentary
substantive
all important
basic
binding
bottom-line
cardinal
chief
compelling
crucial
decisive
desired
elementary
exigent
fundamental
momentous
paramount
preferred
prerequisite
pressing
prime
principal
proper
quintessential
recommended
significant
specified
urgent
wanted
de rigueur
vitally important
incumbent on
life-and-death
pre-eminent
name of game
of great consequence
of the essence
of the utmost importance
mandatory
imperative
obligatory
compulsory
primary
main
elemental
burning
major
foremost
acute
constitutive
underlying
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focal
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staple
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foundational
predominant
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monumental
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irremissible
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climacteric
climactic
nuclear
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enforced
causal
world-shaking
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definitive
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mission-critical
business-critical
coal-and-ice
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absolute
a matter of life and death
primordial
constituent
real
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component
inseparable
genuine
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elevated
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indelible
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extensive
dynamic
large-scale
historic
germane
tough
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ponderous
invaluable
emphatic
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last
ingrain
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ineffaceable
at the heart of
desperate
intimate
indwelling
inmost
connatural
hereditary
number-one
ultimate
deep
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axiomatic
grass-roots
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underived
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groundlaying
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extreme
immediate
drastic
sore
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prevailing
highest
prior
greatest
parlous
terrible
driving
in your blood
controlling
fateful
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correct
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stellar
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hoped-for
foreordained
inevitable
predestined
doomed
destined
life and death
top-priority
very great
time-critical
suitable
chosen
intended
unlucky
accurate
express
exact
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selected
seminal
distinguished
reputable
noted
noteworthy
trusted
celebrated
illustrious
sought after
major league
high profile
high-up
highly regarded
notable
honourable
UK
honoured
UK
puissant
well known
major-league
superior
eminent
high-ranking
mighty
skookum
top-drawer
top-notch
of high standing
big time
noble
honored
US
big-league
big league
top-ranking
high-powered
honorable
US
most important
most prominent
most influential
more ❯
Noun
▲
A means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
stratagem
trick
device
manoeuvre
UK
scheme
ploy
ruse
move
means
contrivance
dodge
artifice
tactic
measure
method
machination
plan
resource
maneuver
US
resort
recourse
medium
step
substitute
plot
way
instrument
stopgap
expediency
makeshift
fetch
refuge
lurk
instrumentality
tool
invention
solution
course of action
quick fix
shift
wile
subterfuge
gambit
deception
game
hoax
wheeze
gimmick
strategy
feint
course
con
system
blind
sleight
play
jig
scam
flimflam
deceit
smokescreen
shenanigan
appliance
knack
juggle
fraud
temporary solution
sham
stunt
relief
bluff
option
temporary measure
pretence
UK
pretense
US
cheat
cover
arrangement
angle
alternative
pretext
grift
possibility
band-aid
last resort
mode
line of action
game plan
design
swindle
idea
project
temporary expedient
racket
bunco
policy
intrigue
rort
flanker
scenario
imposture
twist
stand-in
choice
set-up
red herring
con trick
provision
creation
support
contraption
initiative
agency
facility
craft
utility
hope
approach
remedy
opportunity
evasion
aid
help
tack
improvisation
sting
surrogate
programme
UK
masquerade
trickery
program
US
source of assistance
proposal
procedure
way out
bait
brainchild
agent
possible course of action
distraction
setup
proposition
wangle
caper
action
replacement
trap
hack
formula
recipe
duplicity
tactics
schlenter
canard
decoy
rig
fastie
snare
palliative
pis aller
cunning plan
confidence trick
put-on
plan of action
master plan
sleight of hand
put-up job
smoke screen
booby trap
equivocation
prank
joke
practicality
expedience
make-do
amenity
process
cloak
mask
screen
camouflage
front
hoodwinking
pretension
vehicle
ministry
route
chicanery
convenience
fake
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fakery
innovation
disguise
facade
conspiracy
service
gamesmanship
shenanigans
duck
stall
concoction
loophole
outlet
exit
opening
sharp practice
treachery
ambush
scene
bit
appeal
switch
coinage
curveball
blueprint
take-in
falsehood
delusion
distortion
façade
benefit
originality
creativity
ingenuity
wits
imagination
inventiveness
wrinkle
one-upmanship
bait and switch
little game
venture
stand-by
oldest trick in the book
slant
available resource
mock attack
outline
practice
enterprise
double-dealing
rip-off
make-believe
intention
place to turn to
person to turn to
layout
potential
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capability
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cleverness
reserve
fortune
quick-wittedness
deal
suggestion
road map
ground plan
line
jury-rigged expedient
path
road
disposition
moves
manoeuvres
UK
plans
wiles
campaign
logistics
thought
undertaking
maneuvers
US
submission
animus
purpose
methodology
nest egg
set of tactics
treatment
projection
game plans
battle plans
chance
military science
pattern
workflow
disturbance
distractor
commotion
lure
diversion
deviation
interruption
proxy
deputy
representative
source of help
big picture
attention-grabber
something to turn to
someone to turn to
roadmap
false clue
fool's errand
false trail
curve ball
false face
wild-goose chase
diversionary tactic
misleading clue
resourcefulness
action plan
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fill-in
factor
understudy
standby
sub
alternate
substitute agent
pinch hitter
backup
delegate
cunning
lie
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technique
manner
modus operandi
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fashion
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mechanism
line of attack
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order
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recommendation
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mission
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red tape
presentation
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how
maneuvering
US
custom
planning
affair
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deed
crusade
organization
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avenue
direction
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schedule
channels
proffer
adventure
attempt
overture
organisation
UK
application
engagement
charge
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draft
US
draught
UK
steps
business
quest
expedition
try
feat
modus
theory
essay
work
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transaction
big idea
manifesto
aim
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conception
grand design
job
request
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manipulation
rule
sequence
machinations
movement
management
drive
measures
administration
rules
plan of attack
push
drill
concern
code
exploration
framework
experiment
striving
conduct
method of working
investment
gamble
secret plan
nuts and bolts
pet project
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instructions
prescription
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finesse
advance
playbook
cabal
entry
terms
rubric
series
position
assignment
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covin
spec
goal
baby
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regularity
attack
objective
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proposed action
praxis
conditions
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struggle
principle
brain child
coordination
schema
regime
formation
preparation
matter
escapade
plunge
trial
stake
flutter
cause
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duty
speculation
performance
how-to
series of measures
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risk
responsibility
commission
set of procedures
blitz
series of steps
systematic process
best practice
standard operating procedure
the numbers
leap in the dark
development
démarche
argument
orderliness
stages
story
subversion
standard procedure
variation
dispensation
map
set
behaviour
UK
prototype
methods
behavior
US
modality
instrumentation
convention
object
organizing system
secret scheme
vision statement
touch
definite plan
happening
mind-set
point of view
practise
set piece
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crafty designs
agendum
march
white paper
groove
logic
tactical plan
working plan
strategic plan
mode of conduct
mode of behaviour
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what one is into
detailed plan
five-year plan
ways and means
devices
intentions
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campaigning
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parameters
flier
flyer
experience
discipline
notions
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throw
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jeopardy
crapshoot
voyage
apparatus
course of therapy
diet
cycle
occupation
interface
details
provisions
requirements
dogma
advice
test
classification
precision
rut
pet
commendation
stipulations
discovery
set of principles
fixed order
business enterprise
lockstep
bandwagon
logical order
frame of reference
orderly process
set of guidelines
set of channels
counsel
guiding principle
product
inspiration
specification
logical process
source of
way of achieving
means of achieving
way of ensuring
means of ensuring
exhortation
likely cause of
condition
state
science
quality
tip
hint
genre
posture
wise
sort
book
type
kind
business plan
beaten path
obligation
outfit
interest
workings
M.O.
usual procedure
breakthrough
prompting
errand
basis
concept
advancement
clue
instruction
opinion
bag
do
ballgame
trade
modus vivendi
API
theorem
method of functioning
method of operation
manner of working
rule of thumb
method of operating
mode of operation
wish
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aspiration
burden
accomplishment
function
ideal
piece of business
brief
holy grail
chore
doing
target
contract
desire
gig
intent
piece of advice
tip-off
way of doing things
collusion
base
foundation
pick
selection
follow through
script
synopsis
screenplay
summary
feeler
preparations
codification
grounds
systemization
complot
running
storyline
control
perfidy
frame
countermine
counterplot
treacherousness
disloyalty
formularization
supervision
handling
rundown
sketch
fit-up
regulation
guidance
scheduling
organizing
US
preparing
résumé
diegesis
precis
bet
chosen
candidate
leadership
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groundwork
devising
outlining
designing
drafting
structuring
prearrangement
controlling
managing
intendance
superintendency
superintendence
stewardship
government
masterminding
governance
orchestration
presidency
oversight
care
overseeing
organising
UK
prosecution
story line
carrying out
execution
wielding
working out
more ❯
“Yet in practice, this apparently simple
expedient
is frequently impossible.”
Noun
▲
An action or means producing a particular effect
agency
means
medium
instrument
vehicle
agent
channel
mechanism
organ
ministry
technique
instrumentality
machinery
power
route
mode
force
action
operation
influence
activity
work
effect
course
avenue
way
method
process
ways and means
manner
intermediary
tactic
measure
fashion
apparatus
path
procedure
aid
trick
gimmick
factor
auspices
step
road
instrumentation
system
modus operandi
conduit
stepping-stone
measures
equipment
springboard
stepping stone
way in
means of access
structure
implement
approach
machine
tool
catalyst
mouthpiece
vector
means of expression
organisation
UK
paraphernalia
organization
US
methodology
style
form
practice
strategy
plan
routine
scheme
recipe
cause
platform
outlet
tack
course of action
modus
tactics
workings
venue
soapbox
forum
custom
line
channels
arrangement
driver
method of working
institution
engine
vein
option
driving force
how
formula
cogs
mechanisms
release
vent
nuts and bolts
MO
set-up
plan of action
safety valve
release mechanism
means of release
way of harnessing
mode of expression
device
pathway
wherewithal
material
help
assistance
voice
pipeline
intermediate
change agent
setup
administration
capacity
touch
technic
complex
movement
programme
UK
operating procedure
alternative
means of communication
modality
rubric
program
US
proceeding
schema
plan of attack
tenor
wrinkle
how-to
accouterment
motor
red tape
the book
framework
nitty-gritty
element
object
author
service
mother
inspiration
causality
impetus
protocol
bottom
praxis
M.O.
doer
modus vivendi
mode of operation
method of functioning
way of doing things
method of operation
manner of working
rule of thumb
method of operating
alpha and omega
causal agency
be-all and end-all
causal agent
prime mover
rule
state
condition
quality
type
genre
posture
wise
kind
sort
book
more ❯
Noun
▲
An undertaking or course of action taken to achieve a particular aim or goal
action
undertaking
act
exercise
venture
operation
activity
endeavour
UK
enterprise
deed
process
endeavor
US
move
effort
procedure
step
proceeding
measure
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
work
initiative
course
stratagem
steps
agency
measures
energy
proceedings
device
resort
stopgap
transaction
application
exertion
procedures
reaction
response
conscientiousness
diligence
undertakings
acts
course of action
immediate action
means
tactic
shift
motion
program
US
programme
UK
ploy
trick
movement
control
dodge
tack
strategy
shifting
play
démarche
gambit
ruse
makeshift
attempt
progress
legal action
project
pursuit
campaign
exploit
task
scheme
affair
engagement
adventure
plan
crusade
mission
assignment
caper
striving
implementation
thing
coordination
job
labour
UK
business
labor
US
performance
drive
quest
expedition
essay
push
blitz
hazard
investment
deal
stunt
gamble
drill
plan of action
pet project
game plan
ground plan
occupation
happening
go-down
doing
antic
detail
dealings
deployment
charge
post
maneuvering
US
brief
event
manoeuvring
UK
path
route
development
channels
lesson
progression
training
evolution
growth
toil
pains
struggle
travail
sweat
trouble
proposition
industry
graft
moil
concern
outfit
proposal
interest
strain
yakka
escapade
experiment
feat
conception
suggestion
plunge
fling
exploration
flutter
purpose
idea
wheeze
stake
expenditure
trial
bag
do
romp
speculation
ballgame
try
game
cause
trade
baby
setup
risk
while
force
assiduousness
assiduity
big idea
follow through
hard work
blood, sweat and tears
hard pull
elbow grease
leap in the dark
more ❯
Noun
▲
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
apology
excuse
defense
US
justification
apologia
argument
defence
UK
explanation
extenuation
mitigation
pretext
rationalisation
UK
rationalization
US
reason
vindication
alibi
plea
grounds
cover
pretence
UK
pretense
US
palliation
cover-up
ostensible reason
get-out
mitigating circumstances
cop-out
line
coverup
story
subterfuge
fabrication
why and wherefore
cover story
song and dance
front
basis
evasion
cause
routine
whitewash
disguise
fish story
good reason
way around
case
rationale
assertion
reasoning
account
declaration
exoneration
answer
validation
logic
accounting
support
thesis
exculpation
evidence
foundation
sense
motive
acquittal
raison d'être
reasons
qualification
claim
suit
premise
statement
allegation
advocacy
approval
stall
contention
polemic
retort
apologetics
argumentation
proof
just cause
whatfor
expostulation
motivation
thinking
theory
principle
philosophy
pleading
line of reasoning
logical basis
appeasement
mental gymnastics
upholding
apologism
apologetic
postulation
defending evidence
insistence on
substantiation
ratification
meaning
out
right
airtight case
clearing
fish tale
compurgation
revenge
endorsement
explication
confession
copout
excusing
explaining
response
promotion
whyfor
sour grapes
the big idea
the whole idea
whys and wherefores
hypothesis
jive
apologizing
US
return
cleanup
testimony
apologising
UK
ploy
ruse
maintenance
discharge
pardon
acquittance
good excuse
warrant
device
the why and wherefore
issue
questioning
good explanation
absolution
simulation
stratagem
good cause
reasonable grounds
fair reason
reasonable justification
connection
feint
con
demonstration
dialectic
whitewashing
wherefore
palliative
syllogism
ratiocination
rationality
extenuating circumstances
school of thought
good sense
red herring
supposed grounds
valid point
fig leaf
alleged reason
false excuse
whole idea
more ❯
Noun
▲
An improvisation, or something done without prior thought or planning
ad-lib
improvisation
extemporisation
UK
extemporization
US
impromptu
improv
makeshift
impromptu comment
spontaneity
ad-libbing
extemporizing
US
extemporising
UK
winging it
impro
autoschediasm
invention
stand-up
lack of premeditation
speaking off the cuff
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