as in opportunist
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
at the summer resort he acquired a reputation as a social chameleon—someone who could be whatever his hosts wanted him to be
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Recent Examples of chameleon
In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
But unlike its 1,139 hp Valkyrie stablemate—street-legal, yet all motorsport manners—this carbon-fiber chameleon is an undeniable track star that also offers revelatory driving refinement on the road, setting a standard much the way Aston’s iconic DB5 once did in its own era.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
So, just trying to be a chameleon up there.
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Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
In the trucking and passenger bus industry, they are commonly called chameleon carriers.
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Steve Reilly,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
But unlike its 1,139 hp Valkyrie stablemate—street-legal, yet all motorsport manners—this carbon-fiber chameleon is an undeniable track star that also offers revelatory driving refinement on the road, setting a standard much the way Aston’s iconic DB5 once did in its own era.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
So, just trying to be a chameleon up there.
—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
In the trucking and passenger bus industry, they are commonly called chameleon carriers.
—
Steve Reilly,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for chameleon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chameleon
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Indeed, once the former’s economic situation forces them to withdraw from hosting duties just four years before kickoff, the opportunist pulls out every unscrupulous trick in the book to thwart the rival bids from, ironically, Canada and USA.
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Petrescu told me she was predisposed to accept Tate’s explanation that Stern was an opportunist looking for money.
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When the Museum of Old Newbury purchased the weathercock from the First Religious Society of Newburyport in 2018, the presumption was the vane was made by either Shem Drowne or his son Thomas.
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Few crowds, lines at the fair Small groups gathered for events Monday afternoon, including a wood-sawing contest near the rodeo and an acrobat performance, but crowd sizes remained modest.
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Drones and water choreography, acrobats, and a floating pianist paired with over-the-top performances by Leona Lewis and opera singer Joseph Calleja transformed the night into a spectacle.
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“Chameleon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chameleon. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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