opportunistic
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˌɑːpərtjuˈnɪstɪk/
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oportunista
- Will people engage in opportunistic behavior when there's little to no chance of being caught?
- opportunistic behavior
- opportunistic strategy
- opportunistic infection
But you know, we went to we went from the first step to opportunistic and then became strategic.
- But you know, we went to we went from the first step to opportunistic and then became strategic.
- They also supplemented their income by a spot of raiding and warfare, opportunistic warfare.
- The Vikings were opportunistic Raiders, not the cause of the dissolution of authority.
- And I still think there is a very opportunistic aspect to her to the move.
- And, you know, and I think that that is, you know, it's opportunistic certainly.
- How do you maintain a positive, opportunistic, upbeat attitude during times like this?
- So that is definitely so nature's opportunistic, yes.
- One is the opportunistic level, the the looting, the self-serving, the pallets of flat screen TV's.
Examples
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Ideally, we need both planned and opportunistic social learning to take place in our classrooms.
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How do you maintain a positive, opportunistic, upbeat attitude during times like this?
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Not that I would ever want to think in opportunistic terms.
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And I still think there is a very opportunistic aspect to her to the move.
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But the loyalty of the people can be quite opportunistic, it can change at any moment.
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But he also produced writings that were at best opportunistic and strategic, and at worst collaborationist with Nazi art policies.
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He said that I've been consistent in mission but opportunistic in action.
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I mean, that's, that's a little opportunistic, wouldn't you say?
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Others suggest that it is opportunistic to focus on the long-neglected needs of adolescents (Jacobs, 2008).
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The opportunistic entrepreneur seized the chance to buy the undervalued property before others could react.
Synonyms
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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
Acting in risky ways to get quick advantage, often in politics or war
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.9
An infection caused by germs that rarely make healthy people sick but do when the immune system is weak
How Opportunistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
opportunistic = opportunist (transparent) = opportunity + opportunist + ist + ic
Formed from 'opportunist' by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic'; the meaning directly relates to taking advantage of opportunities.
Etymology
Opportunistic comes from opportunity, which in Latin was formed from ob- 'to' and portus 'harbor', giving the image of a ship arriving at the right time to a safe port. So an opportunistic person is someone who quickly uses a 'good chance' for their own gain, often without thinking about rules or what is right.