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opportunist

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of opportunist

1 a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
  • Ever the opportunist, she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend.
Synonyms of opportunist

acrobat, chameleon, temporizer, timeserver
Words Related to opportunist

egoist, egotist, self-seeker

conniver, machinator, plotter, schemer
2 one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong
  • an opportunist who makes friends and then drops them as soon as they aren't useful anymore
Synonyms of opportunist

self-seeker, temporizer
Words Related to opportunist

egocentric, egoist, egotist

conniver, machinator, plotter, schemer

hanger-on, leech
Near Antonyms of opportunist

altruist

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