Synonyms of temporizer

temporizer

noun

1

as in chameleon

a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions

the kind of temporizer who determines his position on a political issue by taking a look at the polls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chameleon
• machinator
• weathercock
• timeserver
• trimmer
• acrobat
• opportunist
• egotist
• egoist
• plotter
• self-seeker
• chancer
• schemer
• conniver

2

as in machinator

one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong

a lifelong temporizer, he was for the war as long as it was popular and against it the minute the tide of public opinion went the other way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• machinator
• opportunist
• self-seeker
• shark
• bottom-feeder
• egocentric
• chancer
• egotist
• egoist
• plotter
• barracuda
• schemer
• leech
• conniver
• hanger-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• altruist

• altruist