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
Kidman is a chameleon on the screen and on the red carpet, and her latest look is the perfect example.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 May 2025
So to call the film chameleonic rather undersells the gonzo thematic transformations Laxe engineers — chameleons, after all, merely change color.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
Each round is based on a single word from a category card determined by a dice roll, but while everyone else knows the word, the chameleon has to bluff their way through.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 May 2025
So to call the film chameleonic rather undersells the gonzo thematic transformations Laxe engineers — chameleons, after all, merely change color.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
Each round is based on a single word from a category card determined by a dice roll, but while everyone else knows the word, the chameleon has to bluff their way through.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chameleon
Noun
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He has been shown, as countless others have been, that to a political opportunist, no friend is indispensable and nothing is safe.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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For example, we’ve been approached by opportunists offering to file simple forms that require no negotiation — for a 10% cut.—
Robert Kaplan,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
Noun
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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.—
Maysoon Khan,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2019
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When a new meeting house was erected on Pleasant Street in 1801, the weathercock went with it.—
Maysoon Khan,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2019
Noun
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Not sure the Red Panda halftime acrobat can pull off this balancing act.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
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Bounding the action are two historical events: the acrobat Philippe Petit’s walk across a tightrope strung between the Twin Towers, in 1974, and the fall of the towers on September 11, 2001.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Chameleon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chameleon. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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