opportunism
— Noun
– English
~ taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
opportunist
— Noun
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~ a person who places expediency above principle
opportunistic infection
— Noun
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~ any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
opportunity
— Noun
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~ a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
opportunity cost
— Noun
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~ cost in terms of foregoing alternatives
opposer
— Noun
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~ someone who offers opposition
opposite
— Noun
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~ a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
opposite
— Noun
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~ something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
opposite
— Noun
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~ a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"