Synonyms of the word

expedience

• n. (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended;…
• n. Speed, haste or urgency.
• n. Something that is expedient.
• n. (obsolete) An expedition; enterprise; adventure.

advantage

• n. (countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to…
• n. (obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other…
• n. (countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit.
• n. (tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
• n. (soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team…
• n. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
• v. (transitive) To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to.
• v. (reflexive) To do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of.

expediency

• n. (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended;…
• n. (uncountable) Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.
• n. (obsolete) Haste; dispatch.
• n. (countable) An expedient.

opportunism

• n. The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for…

self-interest

• n. One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.

self-seeking

• adj. Mindful of, or promoting only ones own interests.
• adj. (military, of a missile) That searches for a target automatically.

selfishness

• n. the quality of being selfish; the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

vantage

• n. An advantage.
• n. A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
• n. A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
• n. (dated, tennis) Alternative form of advantage (score after deuce).
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To profit; to aid.