opportunist
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnɪst/
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oportunista
- The opposition claims there are now two communist parties in Germany: the opportunist KPD "a party of leaders" and the opposition "a mass party."
- opportunist criminals
But the the thing we'd caution against is just getting ripped off in an opportunistic way.
- But the the thing we'd caution against is just getting ripped off in an opportunistic way.
- And the boost clock is now a basically a peak opportunistic clock is I believe the phrasing that AMD is using.
- It's now my love for football and to be very frank with you guys, this is opportunistic.
Examples
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He was labeled an opportunist for using the crisis to benefit his own interests.
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There is a severe struggle of do or die between the revolutionary line and the opportunist line.
Blog text (19) -
This in turn led to fragmentation of parties on the right as they saw opportunistic possibilities of picking up seats.
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It's aims, which had always been vague and opportunistic, became impossible following the destruction of the French fleet at Abukir.
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As lightning streaked the sky, the tide of battle began to shift, but rather than go down fighting, the opportunistic Sigvaldi fled.
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The details are important, not least politically for President Barack Obama, who has to decide whether to work with the Libyan authorities to hunt a small group of opportunist extremists or to take retaliatory action against a wider, more organized terror network.
Blog text (6) -
Arnold is both an outsize villain out of melodrama and a recognizably opportunist politician cheating his way to power; Harriet is an exquisitely feminine creature, close to pure spirit, and an independent "New Woman" with a professional life in the public sphere.
Academic text (2018) -
The opportunist took advantage of the situation to promote his own agenda.
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In the competitive market, the opportunist businesses often prioritize profit over ethics.
Synonyms
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6.8
Ready to use opportunities to gain, often without caring about right or wrong
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7.3
Using people or situations unfairly to get personal benefit
Someone who changes their actions or opinions to gain personal advantage
To treat people unfairly to get money or other benefits
A person or group that tries to take advantage of others to get money
Antonyms
How Opportunistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Opportunist as an adjective shares the Latin root opportunus with opportunity, where opportunus meant 'favorable' or 'coming into a harbor' from ob- 'to' and portus 'harbor'. That is why opportunist behavior means taking a 'favorable' moment to get an advantage, often without thinking about right or wrong.