Opportunist Synonyms

ŏpər-to͝onĭst, -tyo͝o-
A person who places expediency above principle
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. self-seeker
  2. vacillator
  3. carpetbagger
  4. timeserver
  5. trimmer
  6. ingrate
  7. bounder
  8. go-getter
Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. opportunistic
  2. timeserving

Words Related to Opportunist

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Opportunist Sentence Examples

  • The majority of burglaries are committed by opportunist thieves.

  • She could hardly point a finger at him for being an opportunist.

  • First there is the largest group the casual, opportunist burglar or thief.

  • An opportunist to the last, he would readily have sacrificed any theological convictions he may have had in the interests of national uniformity.

  • In office he proved more of an opportunist than his career in opposition would have indicated, but his political courage and personal integrity remained beyond suspicion.

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