Meanings
- Synonym of path of least resistance.
[...] but as this could have been done only by the repeal of the clauses in the Act which required the provision to be made, the line of least resistance has been taken, [...].
1940 October, “Notes and News: The Worcester Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 570Synonyms: path of least resistance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of path of least resistance.
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line of least resistance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20least%20resistance
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