as in aggressive
attentive to and ready to act on opportunities for personal gain or advancement
The opportunistic salesperson was always on the lookout for potential new customers.
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Recent Examples of opportunistic
Wolves are, in fact, opportunistic predators, and should never be considered harmless.
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Jonathan C. Slaght, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
Where compliance assumes rational actors, red teams will simulate malicious insiders, confused contractors or opportunistic intruders.
—Jochen Schwenk, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
This is now the second opportunistic urban skill that's been observed in the large-bodied cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), a very social species found along the southern, eastern and northern coastline of Australia, as well as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Evan weakened and soon died of an opportunistic infection.
—Nicholas Kristof, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
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Jonathan C. Slaght, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
Where compliance assumes rational actors, red teams will simulate malicious insiders, confused contractors or opportunistic intruders.
—Jochen Schwenk, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
This is now the second opportunistic urban skill that's been observed in the large-bodied cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), a very social species found along the southern, eastern and northern coastline of Australia, as well as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Evan weakened and soon died of an opportunistic infection.
—Nicholas Kristof, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunistic
Adjective
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But the Cubs and Yankees will likely be much more aggressive in pursuing him than the Brewers will.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Cross-examination of the victims’ two surviving roommates will likely be aggressive, especially of Dylan Mortensen.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Clark said locally, at San Dimas’ Via Verde Country Club and Pomona’s Mountain Meadows Golf Course, Spaun is remembered as a diligent kid who put in a lot of time working on his game.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
16 June 2025
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The only way to avoid False Dividend Stocks is with diligent fundamental research on cash flows.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Back then, Stamets was a student and aspiring mycologist, and Chilton was a commercial mushroom grower.—
Mattha Busby,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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For all the California-bashing, the state remains one of the world’s largest economies, still the place where aspiring actors and filmmakers go to pursue their dreams, whose rich agricultural fields are crucial to feeding America.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Leroy Sané was industrious in the first half, but his inability to shoot with both feet hurt him and his team overall.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties are now symbols of neglect, where economic despair has replaced the industrious and seemingly indomitable spirit that had once defined them.—
Daniel A.C. McBride,
Baltimore Sun,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Back in the United States, an enterprising group of suffragists was mounting an ambitious advance of its own: The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was lobbying to get women doctors into the trenches.—
Amy Sohn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Wraps were one of the biggest eating fads of the 1990s, after a group of enterprising friends decided to put Peking duck inside a tortilla and see if San Franciscans would buy it.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Our goal is to provide this safe, dynamic space for after-school socialization and group hangouts.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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More than a global trade show, JCK is also a dynamic seminar site programmed with JCK Talks educational panel discussions and presentations delivered by experts from various jewelry industry realms-- and countries.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Opportunistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunistic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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