opportunities

NOUN

lucky chance; favorable circumstances

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convenience event excuse freedom hope moment space time

STRONG

break connection contingency cut fitness fling fortuity go happening hour juncture leisure liberty occasion opening pass prayer probability relief room run scope shot show spell squeak stab turn whack

WEAK

befalling fair shake fighting chance good fortune good luck iron in the fire one's move one's say one's turn the hunt the running

Antonyms

STRONG

closing closure misfortune reality truth

WEAK

bad luck

Example Sentences

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Both left home some years ago in search of better employment opportunities, leaving him and his wife MJ Martha to manage on their own.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Beyond technology, Kourkafas said that he sees investing opportunities in cyclical areas like industrials and financials, including in midcap stocks in the U.S. as well as in developed markets like Europe and Japan.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

BlackBerry BB -2.23%decrease; down pointing triangle lifted its fiscal 2027 outlook on higher first-quarter results, driven by embedded-software growth and expanding opportunities with artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The research found no evidence that U.S. workers had more job opportunities after U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

It was hard to see many opportunities when faced with floor-to-ceiling pink cabinets and drawers teeming with the stuff of nightmares.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry