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

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opportunities

Early railway operators were beginning to rely on telegraph systems, creating new opportunities for solar disturbances to interfere with essential infrastructure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

You can’t feel too bad for Eminem, who’s had plenty of opportunities to see that who you rap with is who you are.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Negative headlines in France mask multiple growth opportunities for the stock.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nevertheless, this was a game they could have won had they not wasted their opportunities, while squad players missed chances to press their case.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

With Angleton gone, the Operations Directorate maneuvered for new opportunities to penetrate deep into the heart of Brezhnev's secretive and rigid government.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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