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Synonyms & Antonyms of temporizer
1
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 for temporizer
- acrobat,
- chameleon,
- chancer
- [British],
- opportunist,
- timeserver,
- trimmer,
- weathercock
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2
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 for temporizer
- bottom-feeder,
- chancer
- [British],
- opportunist,
- self-seeker
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“Temporizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporizer. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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